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Gen. U. S. Grant 



Michigan at v icksburg 




Publisned pursuant to a concurrent resolution of the 

Micnigan Legislature 
April UtK, 1917 

By the 

Nlicnigan- V icKSDurg Military Park Commission 



Compiled by 

Captain Charles G. Hampton 

Detroit 



19 17 

Printed by Moore Printing Company 
Detroit 



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Hon. a. E. Slp:eper, 

Governor of Michigan. 

The ^lichigan Vicksburg Military Park Commission, ap- 
pointed under authority of an Act of the Michigan Legislature, 
approved June 18, 11)08, herewith submit their report, showing 
the work of the Commission in the erection and dedication of a 
monument and tablet commemorating the services of ^Michigan 
troops in the campaign and siege of Vicksburg, 1863. 

This report is ]uiblished by authority of the Michigan 
Legislature. 

CoL. Claudius B. Grant, Chairman. 
Capt. E. E. Lewis, Vice-Chairman. 
Mr. John M. Donaldson. 
Capt. Charles G. Hampton, Secretary. 

3. •f l>. 

FEB 3 1920 



The City of V icksturg 



\'icksburg is located on the Yazoo and on the Mississippi 
rivers about half wav between Memphis and New Orleans. 
L'ntil iSlC) it was wholK' on the Mississippi, the river previous 
to that time making a bend that formed a tongue of land opposite 
the city, the stream rounding the end of this tongue about two 
miles above the city. In the year mentioned the river cut across 
the base of this tongue making an island of it, and relegating to 
the' old channel only the back waters of the stream. Thus was 
formed what was called Lake Centennial, the waters of which, 
as a rule insufficient for steamboat purposes, became the only 
ones that laved the city's once busy levee. In recent vears, how- 
ever, the United States Government cut a canal from the Yazoo 
river across to the upper end of the old channel, dammed the 
west outlet to Lake Centennial, and let the waters of the Yazoo 
through the old channel, thus restoring a river front to the heart 
of the city, b'rom the main road in the southern part of the city, 
which road skirts the river along the high bluff overlooking the 
stirrounding countrx', the toiUMSt not onl\- has a hue scenic attrac- 
tion before him, but a particularly clear panorama of this inter- 
esting feature of \ icksburg's relation to the waters mentioned, 
it is one of the show features of the place. 

X'icksburg's history goes back to the time of the French and 
the Spanish occujiation of the country, but. derives its name from 
the family of Yicks, the founder of which was Newit Yick. a 
planter and Methodist clergyman, who died in ISl!) at his home 
a few miles east of the ])resent site of the city, leaving thirteen 
children, all of whom grew to luanhood and womanhood. \\\ 
LS()() the population of \icksburg was about five thousand, and 
it was then, as now, a pros])erous, and the principal commercial 
city of the state. Each decade has shown a generous increase 
in its population, it now having 20, ()()(). It is onq of the largest 
cotton markets in the country, and has other important business 
interests, including some considerable mantifacturing. 



10 Michigan at Vicksburg 



The citv occu])ies the sides, suniniit and valleys of a range 
of hills which attain a height of two hundred feet ahove sea 
level. Hence it is extremely picturesque, its topography lending 
effect to its architectural features. Its principal business section 
is along the levee and on the streets running parallel and up from 
it. the residence jiortion being on the higher terraces. In the 
latter are architectural features of more than ordinary interest. 
The modern citv hall and the ancient court house, then- artistic 
lines set off to the best possible effect by their commanding sites, 
are each handsome types of their respective day and generation. 
In the residence streets the same delightful contrasts will be found, 
for the citv contains a blending of the best of the olden days with 
enough of the modern types to indicate its substantial pros- 
]ierity of todav. To the tourist, however, the former or the 
older characteristics of the homes, will probably prove the 
most interesting. This for the reason that to an extent not 
C(.)mmonl\' found in tild Southern cities, the famil}' mansions 
of before the war have been ke])t uj) in X'icksburg, and still 
suggest all their original dignity and beauty of design. Again, 
these old hcjmes were as a rule in st_\le somewhat dift'erent 
from the typical old Southern mansitni. They bordered 
broadly on the (Jueen Anne style, but more generally of their 
designs it might be said that they were characteristic of 
Vicksburg alone, although none the less attractive on that account. 
Many rich historical associations cluster around these homes 
and through the business district of the city, associations of in- 
terest to those having the time and inclination to inquire into 
them through a guide. In this connection it will be interesting 
to note that as a part of the i)lan of the National 3*Iilitary Park 
Commission tablet inscriptions have been placed on the walls of 
buildings in the city having historical connection with the 
siege and defense of \ icksl)urg". 

Territoriallv, the city is not large, and those wishing only 
a o-eneral view of it can accomplish their desire in a few hours 
by carriage or the street cars. The latter are modern electrics, 
the city has electric light and water systems and is fully up to date 
in matters aft'ecting tourists, including attractive retail stores. 



The National Cemetery 

The National C'eiiiftci-}- at \'icksl)iiro-, fronting- the river and 
blending in to the northern end of the Militar\- I'ark, although 
not of it, was established in iSli."). Its (jriginalh- bt'autifnl natnral 
site having thns had the l)enelit of time in whieh to be developed 
and appropriately softened and beautified into harmonv with its 
sacred i)urpose. it stands today one of the most park-like and 
pleasingly imjiressive of all the national cemeteries. With the 
possible exception of Arlington Heights, none can com])are with 
it in general beauty. It certainl\- is one of the most magnificent 
cemeteries ever devoted to the interment of the dead soldiers of 
any nation, rmd it is also (excej)! Arlington) the largest of the 
eighty-two establishe<l and maintained 1)\- the ( General Govern- 
ment in honor of its valorous defenders. It contains the graves 
of JG.Sv;'-^ Union soldiers who lost their lives in and around \'icks- 
burg during the civil war, of which the apjjalling number of 
I^.TII) are "unknown." dlie cemeter\- is a masterpiece of land- 
scape engineering, with delightful walks anrl drives, with ravines, 
terraces and plateaus, and with long avenues (jf trees, mostlv 
Spanish oaks, su])])lemented with tropical plants and jjicturesque 
parterres of fiowers. The grounds occupy what was once the 
sides and crest of a forbidding blutt overlooking the river, but 
which is now a most charming S'jries of terraces, encircling a 
beautiful ])lateau from which is had a magnificent view, grand in 
extent and variety, including the ser])entine course of the glit- 
tering river, its 0})posite shore fringed with verdant forest. 



^e Vicksturg National Military Park 

Commemorates the campaign, siege and defense of Vicks- 
burg, beginning March 2J)th and ending July 4, 18()3. It contains 
1,322.63 acres and, practically, includes the fighting ground of 
the siege and defense operations from ]\[av 18 to July 4, 1863. 
These operations consisted of two assaults, May !!• and ]\Iay 23, 
by the Union army ; the siege operations of that army from 
May 23 to July 4, and the heroic defense of the Confederate 
army under General Pemberton. 

The record of the Confederate armv under General John- 
ston, assembled after May 14, \yith headquarters at Jackson, 
Mississippi, and the record of that part of the Union army op- 
posed to General Johnston's army during the latter part of the 
siege, are included in the story told on the park. The outside 
operations, just referred to, the marches and movements of the 
two armies, and the fiye battles preceding the investment of 
Vicksburg by the Union army, are described by historical tablet 
inscriptions, each one of which was submitted to and approved 
by the War Department. The siege and defense operations are 
commemorated in the same way and also by position tablets and 
markers at the exact ])laces where they were carried on. The 
nature of these operations gives a distinctive character to the 
Vicksburg park. The main part of the battlefield is bounded 
on the inside by Confederate avenue, closely following the lines 
of defense (Confederate trench), and on the outside by Union 
avenue, closely following the first parallel (trench) of the Union 
army ; therefore, the park picture has definite and exact boun- 
daries. The battle line of each of the two opposed armies is 
marked on its avenue by tablets and monuments. In rear of 
this battle line, in each case are the bronze portraits of the brigade 
and division commanders, mounted or supported on granite pe- 
destals. Including the four statues at the Union navy memorial 



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and the five medallion ])ortraits on the front of the Pennsyl- 
vania State memorial. \')^ bronze portraits of officers are in place 
in the park or nnder contract to be placed in it. Hence, the 
battle is again set in order and the visitor to the ])ark intellitjentl\- 
studies the deijloyment of the two armies, their res])ective bat- 
tery, regimental, brigade and division organizations, tlie o])era- 
tions carried out by each, and their respective casualties. The 
story thus recorded in bronze, iron and granite is illustrated bv 
the pictures, in bronze, of the officers of each arnn under whose 
direction the operations were carried on. 

Under ajipropriate heads, the work is described as follows : 

Park Area 

Contains 1,32'2.()3 acres; cost |)er acre, $4T.;3r) ; ex])enditure 
by United States under this head from the first, $(j(i,.')l l.,');} (in- 
cludes cost of convevancing). 

Care of Park Area 

Expenditure by United States under this head from the first. 
$7:,()88.48. 

Roads and Bridges 

Length of roadway including bridges. o].8() miles; ct)st per 
mile exclusive of bridges. $r2,!C2;:5.().-) ; cost of the K! bridges, 
$11(1.449; expenditure by United States under this head from the 

first, $r)8r),:48.4r. 

Tablets and Guideboards 

Exclusive of l'-^'<! iron guideboards. 8!»8 tablets are in place 
(897 by the United States, 1 gift) ; -V^i) Union. :V2\) Confederate 
(31 bronze. 867 iron); 1()3 historical, 197 battery, 227 Union 
trench-marker, 1.11 Confederate trench-marker. i;)(i Union ap- 
proach-marker. 19 headcpiarters. and .") mortuary; ex]:)enditure 
by United States under this head from the first. $21,197.91. 

Cannon and Gun Carriages 

Number of guns mounted, 128 (114 field. 14 siege); 66 
Union, (■)2 Confederate; exjienditure by United States under 
this head from the first, $20,513.65. 



14. Michigaii at Vickshurg 

Observation Towers 

Three have been erected of reinforced concrete and no more 
are needed ; exjienditure by United States under this head from 
the first, $2r.H!l().()l. 

Memorials, Monuments and Markers 

Number in |)lace. under contract or ordered, 656 ( 535 Union, 
3 Union-Confederate, 1 IS Confederate) ; 13 memorials (12 State, 

1 Union naval); 14!) memorial bronze portraits with granite 
l)edestals ( exclusive of 1 statues at the Union naval memorial 
and 5 medallion talilets on front of the Pennsylvania State 
memorial) — 'i ei|uestrian statues (L^nion), S statues (6 Union, 

2 Confederate): 5(i busts (2!* Union, 21 Confederate), and S3 
tablets (5; Union, 26 Confederate) ; 224 monuments (173 Union, 
51 Confederate): and 2iO markers (257 Union, 2 Union-Con- 
federate. 11 Confederate). Expenditure by United States un- 
der this head from the first, $262,!) IS. i;!. Cost of gifts to the 
]\-irk under this heiul, $i 2,'; 2S.3() : I memorial bronze portrait 
statues with granite ])edestals ( .'! Union, 1 Confederate), 5 memo- 
rial bronze portrait ])usts with, granite ])edestals (4 Union, 1 
Confederate), 25 memorial bronze portrait tablets with granite 
pedestals (12 Union, 13 Confederate), 22 monuments (2 Union. 
20 Confederate), and 6 markers (5 Union, 1 Confederate). Ex- 
clusive of the four statues at the Union naval memorial that were 
included in its cost ($14-1,041), ex])enditure by United States 
for bronze ])ortraits and granite pedestals, made and obligated 
and from the first, $((),514.55; 3 statues and pedestals (2 Union, 
1 Confederate) (Tt $8,256, 4!) busts and pedestals (23 Union, 26 
Confederate) (7i $43,363.30, 55 tablets and pedestals (42 Union, 
13 Confederate) @ $23,638.25, 2 tablet pedestals (4 Union, 1 
Confederate) fr/$IOT, and 30 bases for tablet pedestals (a $850. 

Appropriations Made From the First 

By United States, $1,454,200. \\\ States and for the pur- 
poses stated, as follows: Illinois, 78 organizations, $310,000; 
State memorial, 2 eiiuestrian statues, 1 statue, 2 busts, 78 monu- 



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nients. and ST) markers. Indiana, '^S organizations. $;)S, ()()() ; IG 
monuments, and .').■; markt'rs. Iowa. -12 organizations. $1 r)().0()0 ; 
State memorial, li! nionnmenls, and .ID markers. Massachusetts, 
.') organizations. $r).()(M); State memoriak Michigan, !• organiza- 
tions, $20, ()()() ; State memoriak and 1 monument. Minni'sota, 1 
organizations, $2-'), .')<)() ; State memoriak •> monuments, and '^ 
markers. ]\Iississi])])i. II organizations, $ri(i,I);!l ; State memoriak 
and 2.") monuments. Missouri, 12 organizations (27 I'nion. 1 .") 
Confederate ).$•")<). OOO ; .state memorial ( L^nion-C'onfederate ) . Hi 
monuments ( S L'nion, S Confederate ). and ;! 1 markers — 2 I Cnion 
and 10 Confederate ( •'! monuments and 1 markers as gifts). Xew 
klampshire, •'! organizations, $."),000 ; State memorial. Xew \'(»rk. 
1 organizations, $12..">00: State memorial. ( )hio, '.V.) organiza- 
tions, $.")(), 000 ; .")II monuments, and 20 markers ( 1 marker as a 
gift). Pennsylvania, ■) organizations, $1 ."),()()() ; State memorial 
with .") medallion bronze jxirtraits on its front. Rhode Island, 1 
organization, $r),()(M); State memorial. ^\ isconsin, K organiza- 
tions. $130,000; State memorial, ;> ])ortrait tablets, 1 ."i monu- 
ments, and i markers ( ! marker and 1 iron tablet as gifts). 
Totals: States. 11, organizations, ;)()() (2-^0 Union, .')(; L'onfvd- 
erate ) ; ai)])ro|)riations, $S7 2,!t;)l: 12 memorials (10 Cnion, I 
Union-Confederate, 1 Confederate), S memorial In-onze portraits 
(Union), 202 momunenls ( Ki l^nion, '--A Confederate), and 2(il 
markers (2.")1 k'uion, 10 Confederate). ^Iar\kmd and \'irginia 
were each re])resented on this battlefield 1)\- one Confederate 
Ivatterv and their monuments ha\i' been ])laced. as a gift in e;ich 
case. 

Appropriations Desired 
liy L'nited States, tor a (( mi federate na\al memorial on the 
ap])roved site and at a cost not to, exceed $U)(),000. Wy States 
and for the pur])oses stated, as follows: Alabama. 1!) organiza- 
tions. State luemorial and •'! monuments. .Arkansas, 1 .") organi;^a- 
tions. State memorial. 1 momunents and 1 marker, bdorida, o 
organizaticjus. State memorial. (Georgia, 21 organizations. State 
memorial and •"! monuments. Indiana, 2S organizations, .State 



IG Michigan at Vickshiirg 

memorial. Kansas. 1 organization. State memorial. Kentuckv. 
12 organizations (8 Confederate, 4 Union), State memorial 
(Union-Confederate), 2 monuments (1 Union, 1 Confederate), 
and 5 markers (Union). Louisiana, 11 organizations, State 
memorial (all monuments and 1 portrait tablets in ])lace as gifts). 
North Carolin.a, -'5 organizations. State memorial. (Jhio, ;5I» or- 
ganizations. State memorial and statues of (lenerals McPherson 
and Sherman. Pennsylvania, ."> organizations, statue of General 
Parke. South Carolina, 12 organizations. State luemorial. Ten- 
nessee, 2!) organizations. State memorial and I monument ( ;5 
monuments in place as gifts). Texas. 1.") organizations. State 
memorial and 2 monuments (1 nKjnument in place as a gift). 
Virginia, 1 organization, equestrian statue of General J. E. John- 
ston (1 monument in place as a gift), and West X'irginia. 1 or- 
ganization, State memorial and 4 markers (Union). 

\\'lLLIA.M T. RiCBV, 

Chairman of Commission. 
Tulv 2«i. i!»i:. 




Aaron T. Bliss 
Governor T.)()l-1 !)():) 



±na btory of tne Campaign. Siege and Deirense 

of VicksDurg and of the Commands 

Engaged Xnerem 

The X'icksburg campaign opened March 'IW, IbiJo. with Gen. 
Grant's order for the advance of Gen. Osterhau.s' division from 
]\IilHken's Bend and closed July 4. 18(io, with the surrender of 
Gen. Pemberton's army and the city of X'icksburg. Its course 
was determined by Gen. Grant's daring and to Gen. Pemberton 
and his division commanders' seemingly impossible plan of cam- 
paign. This jjlan contemplated the march of his army from 
Alilliken's Bend. Louisiana, to a point on the river below \"icks- 
burg. the running of the batteries at X'icksburg by a sufficient 
number of gunboats and transports, and the transfer of the army 
to the Mississippi side. These preliminarv operations were suc- 
cessfully accomplished and the first battle of the campaign was 
fought near Port Gibson, May 1. The Union army, under com- 
mand of Maj. Gen. U. S. Grant, was composed of the Thirteenth 
Corps and Logan's Division of the Seventeenth Corps. The 
Confederate army, under command of Brig. Gen. John S. Bowen, 
was composed of Tracy's, Cockrell's, Green's, and Baldwin's 
Brigades, the Sixth Mississippi Infantrv. the Botetourt ( \'ir- 
ginia) Artillery and a section of Hudson's (Mississippi) Bat- 
tery. !Most of the Confederate regiments made forced marches 
to reach the battlefield and arrived with thinned ranks. Tracy's 
Brigade held the right. Green's and the Sixth ^lississippi the 
left of the Confederate line. The battle was opened at an early 
hour by the advance of Carr's and Hovey's Divisions on the 
right and Osterhaus' on the left of the Lnion line. Smith's Di- 
vision in reserve. The Confederate left was driven back about 
10:00 A. ]NL and Baldwin's Brigade, just arrived, formed a new 
line about one and one-half miles in rear of the first position. 
Two regiments, just arrived, of Cockrell's Brigade were posted 



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on the new line : Green's Brigade and one regiment, just arrived, 
of Cockrell's Brigade, were ordered to the Confederate right, 
which had retired a Kttle from its first iX)sition. The first brigade 
of Logan's Division was sent, on arrival, to the Union left, the 
Third reinforced the Union right and Smith's Division became 
engaged : the second brigade of Logan's Division did not arrive 
until near the close of the battle. The Confederate line was 
held until about -"> :-So P. ^L. when both wings were driven from 
their positions and fell back across Bayou Pierre, the First and 
Fourth Missouri Infantry ( consolidated > of Cockrell's Brigade 
arriving in time to assist in covering the retreat. Casualties : 
L'nion ; killed 131. woimded T19. missing 25. total S7o. one officer 
killed. Confederate: killed oti. wounded 328. missing 341. total 
T2.">. Brig. Gen. E. D. Tracy and three other officers killed. 

Up to that time General G ' . : contemplated the prob- 

ability of uniting the army of G- anks with his army. He 

then decided not to await the arrival of Banks' army, and the 
march to the rear of \'icksburg by way of Raymond and Jackson 
was begun. The next engagement was at Raymond. Mav 12. 
The L'nion army, imder command of Maj. Gen. James B. Mc- 
Pherson. was composed of the Third and Seventli Divisions. 
Seventeenth Corps. The Confederate army, under command of 
Brig. Gen. John Gregg, was comjx>sed of Gregg's Brigade and 
a squadron of Wirt Adams' Cavaln.-. The battle was opened bv 
the advance of the Third Division. Maj. Gen. John A. Logan 
commanding — Smith's Brigade on the right. Dennis' on the left, 
and Stevenson's at first in reserve, but later on the extreme right. 
The Seventh Division. Brig. Gen. Marcellus ^L Crocker com- 
manding, foniied line in support and as reserve. The Confed- 
erate line was held for more than two hours, when the brigade 
fell back, mostly in good order, througli and beyond the town of 
Ra\-mond. Six mounted companies of the Third Kentucky ( Con- 
federate ) Infantry arrived at the close of the battle and assisted 
in covering the retreat. Casualties : Union : killed «Ui. woimded 



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339, missing 31. total 442, seven officers killed. Confederate; 
killed 13. wounded 2.')1, missing 1!K). total ol4, nine officers killed 
or mortally wounded. The same day the left of Grant's army, 
under ^NlcClernand. skirmished at Fourteen-Mile Creek with the 
cavalry and mounted infantry of Pemherton's army, supported 
by Bowen's Division and two brigades of Loring's Division. 

After the engagement at Raymond, Shernr.n's and ]>tIcPher- 
son's Cor])S marched toward Jackson, near which city a brief 
engagement occurred ^lay 14. The Union army, under command 
of Maj. Gen. U. S. Grant, was com])osed of Steele's and Tuttle's 
Divisions, Fifteenth Corps, Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman com- 
manding ; and Logan's and Crocker's Divisions, Seventeenth 
Corps, ]\Iaj. Gen. James B. AlcPherson commanding. Gen. Grant 
was with Gen. Sherman. The Confederate army, under com- 
mand of Brig. Gen. John Gregg, was composed of Gregg's. Gist's, 
and Walker's Brigades. Gen. Joseph E. Johnston was in the 
citv. Gist's Brigade was posted on the Clinton road about three 
miles west of Jackson, Walker's supported Gist's, and Gregg's 
was on the right of Gist's. The Third Kentucky Mounted In- 
fantry, a battalion of sharpshooters and Martin's Battery of 
Walker's Brigade, were posted on the Raymond road about two 
miles from the city. The divisions of the Fifteenth Corps 
marched toward Jackson on the Raymond road ; Tuttle's formed 
line of battle on both sides of that road and drove the Confed- 
erate force into the intrenchment ; Steele's formed line on both 
sides of the railroad ; the two divisions advanced and occupied 
the intrenchments on their resju-ctive fronts. The divisions of 
the Seventeenth Corps marched on the Clinton road ; Crocker's 
fonued line of battle, with Logan's in reserve, drove the Con- 
federate line from its position after a sharp fight, advanced and 
occupied the intrenchment in its front. Casualties : Union ; 
killed 42, wounded 251, missing 7, total 300, one officer killed. 
Confederate, killed IT, wounded (54, missing 118, total 199, one 
officer killed. The Confederate armv retreated northward in the 




Fred AI. Warner 
Governor 1!)()5-1!)11 



MicJiigaii of Vicksburg 



direction of Canton and General Grant had placed his army he- 
tween those of General Pemherton and General Johnston. 

Sherman's Corps remained at Jackson one day and was or- 
dered to destroy the military supplies of all kinds in that city 
and as much as possible of the railroads centering there ; ]\Ic- 
Pherson's Corps marched west from Jackson the morning of 
May 15, and the bloodiest battle of the cami)aign was fought the 
next day at Champion's Hill. The Union army, under command 
of Maj. Gen. U. S. Grant, was composed of the Thirteenth 
Corps. Blair's Division of the Fifteenth Corps and Logan's and 
Crocker's Divisions of the Seventeenth Corps. The Confederate 
army, under command of Lieut. Gen. John C. Pemherton, was 
composed of Stevenson's, Bowen's and Loring's Divisions, and 
W\irt Adams' Cavalry. Reynold's Brigade of Stevenson's Divi- 
sion and two LTnion regiments were detailed as train guards. 
Logan's and Hovey's Divisions were on the right, Osterhaus' and 
Carr's in the center, A. J. Smith's and Blair's on the left of the 
Union line. Loring's Division held the right, Bowen's the cen- 
ter, and Stevenson's the left of the Confederate line. The battle 
was opened about 10 :.">0 or 1 1 :()() A. M. by the advance of Logan's 
and Hovey's Divisions in line of battle ; Hovey's attack broke 
the Confederate line at the angle, ca])tured the guns at that point 
and at the iunction of the Clinton and middle Raymond roads, 
and forced Cumming's Brigade and the right of Lee's to form 
new lines — the former on the middle Raymond road, the latter 
on a ridge between that road and its tirst position. Bowen's 
Division reinforced the Confederate left, formed line of battle 
under fire about 1 :30 P. M., drove back Hovey's Division, re- 
covered the guns at the junction of the two roads and most of 
the ground lost earlier in the day. P)Oomer's Brigade of Crock- 
er's Division reinforced Hovey's and became engaged about 2 :00 
P. M.; two regiments of Holmes' Brigade of Crocker's Division 
became engaged a little later and Bowen's advance was checked. 
About the same time the right and center of Logan's Division 



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reached the middle Ivaymond road and captured the guns on the 
left of the Confederate line. Ahout :) -.'M) P. M.. the Union hat- 
teries concentrated on a coniniandincr ridge. o])ened a heavy hre, 
the Union line advanced and the Confederate army was driven 
from the held. Stevenson's and Bowen's Divisions crossed 
Baker's creek and fell hack toward Vickshurg- ; Loring's Division 
ahandoned its artillerv and marched southeastward to Crystal 
Sjjrings. Casualties: Union; killed 410, wounded, I.SII, miss- 
ing 187. total '^,4 11; thirty-eight officers killed or mortally 
wounded. Confederate; killed ;5(S(). wounded I.OIS, missing 
2, 4.");], total .■).S.")]. Brig. Gen. Llovd Tilghman an<l thirty-two 
other officers killed. 

Part of the Confederate army was ordered by General IVmu- 
berton to make a stand on the east side of Ihg Black River and 
an engagement occurred there Alay U. The Union army, under 
command of Alaj. (len. L'. S. Grant, was coiuposed of Osterhaus'. 
Smith's and Carr's Divisions of the Thirteenth Cor])s, Maj. Gen. 
John A. McClernand commanding. 44ie Confederate army, un- 
der coiumand of Brig. Gen. John S. Bowen, was composed of 
Cockrell's and Green's Brigades of Bowen's Division, Vaughn's 
Brigade of Smith's Division, and the Fourth Alississip])i of Bald- 
win's Brigade. Smith's Division. Carr's Division was on the 
right, Osterhaus' in the center, and Smith's on the left of the 
Union line. The Confederate line was formed in an intrench- 
ment on the east side of P)ig P)lack River and across a peninsula 
formed by a bend in that river; Cockrell's Brigade held the 
right. \'aughn's and the I'ourth Mississippi in the center, and 
Green's the left of the line. After an artillerv engagement of 
about two hours, l>awler's Brigade on the right of Carr's Divi- 
sion attacked in line of battle with hxed bayonets, the Union line 
advanced along its entire front, and the Confederate armv fell 
back from the intrenchmeiU in disorder and crossed the river. 
Casualties: Union; killed Ml), wounded 2.')7, missing ;>, total 21i(, 
seven officers killed (jr mortally wounded. Confederate; killed 



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3, wounded !). missing .131), total 551 (exclusive of Vaughn's 
Brigade and Fourth Mississippi of Baldwin's Brigade not re- 
ported), one officer killed. 

The railroad hridge ( covered with plank ) and the boat 
bridge on which the Confederates crossed the river were both 
burned. The morning of ^^lay IS the Union armv began cross- 
ing on three bridges that had been laid during the afternoon and 
night of the ITth. Sherman's Corps crossed at Bridgeport, on 
the right, and marched toward Vickshurg on the Benton-Jackson 
road ; ]\IcPherson's Cori)S, in the center, crossed on a floating 
bridge borne up by cotton bales, and marched on the same road ; 
McClernand's Corps crossed near the railroad bridge, marched 
on the Jackson road to Mt. All)an, took a cross road at that |)oint, 
turning to the left to intersect the Baldwin's Ferry road and 
marched toward X'icksburg on that road. General Grant believed 
that his army could storm the Confederate works around the 
city, and ordered an assault at 'i :()() P. M. of May ID. The Union 
army under his command was composed of three divisions of 
the Thirteenth Cor]:)S, the Fifteenth and Seventeenth Corps. The 
Confederate armv, under command of Lieut. Gen. John C. Pem- 
berton, was composed of Stevenson's, h^orney's. Smith's and 
Bowen's Divisions, and \\'aurs Texas Legion. The Fifteenth 
Corps was on the right, the Seventeimth in the center, and the 
Thirteenth on the left of the Union line. Stevenson's Division 
held the right, Forney's the center and Smith's the left of the 
Confederate line. Bowen's Division and Waul's Texas Legion 
were in reserve, but Cockrell's Brigade of Bowen's Division was 
engaged. The Union army advanced at '1 :0() P. !M. : only a 
reconnaissance in force was accomjjlished at most points along 
its line, but Blair's Division of the h^iftecnth Corps assaulted 
the Stockade Redan on the Graveyard road and carried the colors 
of some of its regiments close to both faces of that work, and to 
the curtain immediately west of it. Casualties : Union ; killed 
157, wounded 111, missing 8, total !)P^, fifteen officers killed or 
mortally wounded. Confederate; not fully reported. 




Chase S. Osborn 
Governor l!)ll-l!Ji;j 



20 Michigan at Jlckshiirg 



Neither General Grant nor the rank and hie of his army 
were yet convinced that Vickshurg must he reduced hy the slow 
and laborious operations of a siege. The Twentieth and Twenty- 
hrst were em]:)loyed in secmnng positions for the infantry and in 
placing batteries on commanding jioints. At 10:00 o'clock in 
the forenoon of the 22nd a second assault was made. The two 
armies were 'n jjosition on their respective lines as on May 1!), 
except that W'aul's Texas Legion had been assigned a position 
in rear of the left of Lee's Brigade on the left of Stevenson's 
Division. After a heavy cannonade by every gun in position on 
the L^nion line, assaults were made at 10:00 A. M. bv the Fif- 
teenth Corps at the Stockade Kedan on the Graveyard road ; by 
the Seventeenth on the right and left of the Jackson road, and 
bv the Thirteenth at the lunette on the Baldwin's Ferry road, 
the railroad redoubt and the curtain between that redoubt and 
Fort Garrott ; Hall's IJrigade of ALcArthur's Division, Seven- 
teenth Corps, advanced close to the Confederate line on the War- 
renton road but did not assault ; the colors of the leading regi- 
ments were carried close to the Confederate works at every 
point assaulted, a brigade headquarters flag was placed on the 
I;arapet of the Stockade Redan, flags were placed on the parai)et 
of the railroad redoubt and that work was temporarily occupied, 
but no permanent lodgment was anywhere made. Assaults were 
made in the afternoon by the Seventeenth Corps at curtain be- 
tween the railroad redoubt and the lunette on the Baldwin's 
Ferry road, at that lunette, at the Jackson road, and at the cur- 
tain north of Glass' l>ayou: and by the Fifteenth Corps at the 
curtain south of the Graveyard road, at the Stockade Redan on 
that road, and at a point about one-third of a mile west of that 
redan ; the colors of the leading regiments were again carried 
close to the Confederate line, another flag was placed on the para- 
pet of the Stockade Redan, but the effort to carry the Confederate 
line of defense bv assault was unsuccessful at every point. 
Casualties: Lnion : killed ")02, wounded 2,").')0, missing 141, total 



MicJi'ujan al ricksbiiry 



3,19!). sixtv-eight officers killed or iiiortallv wounded, ("on fed- 
erate ; not fully reported. 

As earlv as Alav ■"), Cieneral (irant had ordered Launian's 
Division of the Sixteenth C"or])S to the vicinit\- of X'ickshurg : it 
took i)osition on the left of the Thirteenth on May '«!'), and. on 
June 1-"), Herron's I)i\-ision took position on the extreme left. 
extending its line to the river l)elo\v \ ickshurg and therel)\- com- 
pleting its investment. Two divisions of the Ninth C"or])S. two 
other divisions of the Sixteenth C"or])s. and seven hrigades de- 
tached from the three corjjs that began the campaign were 
deploved on an exterior line, under command of General Sherman 
after June 22, extending from llavnes' I'luff on the left to l)ig 
Black River I'ridge on the right, to guard against attack b\- 
Johnston's armv. ddiis arm\- was assembled after the engagement 
at Jackson. Mav 1 I, in the- hope that it would be able to raise the 
siege of \ icksburg. either b\- defeating (General (irant's arnu' or 
bv assisting the Confederate arnu' of \"icksbm"g to break through 
the investment line. Siege oi)erations were carried on l)y the 
])art of the Union armv engaged on that line, and were success- 
tull\- op])osed b\- the Confederate armw Irom Mav v;) to Juh" -'i, 
when a projjosal for capitulation was sent In' (jcni'ral Pemberton 
to General Grant. rhe\ met for conference that afternoon be- 
tween the lines and near the Jackson road. The terms of capitu- 
lation were agreed U])on b\ correspondence after the nueting, 
and the Confederate army of X'icksburg was surrendered to (Jen- 
eral Grant on July 1, and a detachment of his armv occupied the 
citv. Casualties from March "i!) to Julv d, inclnsix'e: L'nion ; 
killed l.-'.Sl, wounded ]S>')\, missing 1,00^. total Kl.ll'^ Con- 
federate; killed l.lb!. wounded ^l.S^S, missing ;').S()(). total D.diM ; 
'iD.I'.n officers and men were stu'rendered at the end ni the 
defense. 

.\t the beginning of siege o])erations. Ma\- 2'^. alxmt Hi-^ guns 
were on the investment line, mcjst of them in ])osition in hastilv 
constructed batteries. These were enlarged and strengthened 



28 Michigan at Vickshiirg 

and additional guns successively mounted in new batteries at 
advantageous positions. Embrasures of batteries close to the 
Confederate line closed against rifle balls by jilank shutters or 
with bags of jiacked cotton. The first ])arallel made almost con- 
tinuous from th.e right on the river to tlu- left of the 13th Army 
Corps, and. as the a])proaches were carried torward, second and 
third parallels opened. Loopholes for sharpshooters, made either 
with sand bags or in a timber on the i)arapet ; sixteen principal 
approaches begun and eleven carried close to the Confederate 
line. They were loop-holed for sharpshooters wherever oppor- 
tunitv for fire was afforded ; nine galleries for mines started and 
two mines fired, both at the head of Logan's approach. At the 
end of the siege, julv 4, about 'i'ti) guns, including all from the 
Navy, were on the investment line, largely in position ; eighty- 
nine batteries constructed, but about twenty abandoned and their 
guns moved to the exterior line or to advanced positions ; aggre- 
gate length of Union trenches, twelve miles. 

The Confederate line of defense, eight miles long, mounted 
about l.'-iO guns in sixty-seven batteries. Works and connecting 
curtains loop-holed for sharpshooters. Damage done them by 
the Union batteries repaired at night. A number of guns dis- 
abled by the fire of the Union batteries and, in most cases, new 
guns could not be mounted in their places. Countermines against 
Union approaches and mines prepared at nine places and four 
fired. Retrenchments made in rear of some works, but not used, 
as the line of defense was not anywhere broken. The defense 
largely confined to sharpshooting and maintained for forty-seven 
days without relief for the officers and men in the trenches, part 
of the time without sufficient rations. 

Reported casualties. May 23-July 4 : Union ; killed 94, 
wounded 425, missing 119, total 638, nineteen officers killed or 
mortally wounded. Confederate, not separately reported. Re- 
ported casualties. May 18-July 4: Union; killed KiG, wounded 
3,793, missing 2T(), total 4,835, 107 officers killed or mortally 




WOODBRIDGE N. FeRRIS 

Governor 1913-1917 



30 Michigan at Vickshnrg 



wounded. Confederate, river batteries not included; i-:illed &'i3, 
wounded -2,141. missinj]^ I-IS, total o.l1"2, !);5 officers killed or 
mortally wounded. 

The \ icksburg Cami)aign would not have been ])lanned and 
could not have been conducted on the lines on which it was suc- 
cessfullv made without the assistance of the Nav}-. About twenty- 
six gunboats and light-draughts of the Mississippi Squadron, 
with necessary attendants, Acting Rear Admiral L>)avid 1). Porter 
commanding, and, during part of the time, the Mississippi Txlarine 
Brigade. Brig. Gen. Alfred W. Ellett commanding, co-operated 
with the armv in the operations of the campaign and siege. 

The rnght of .\])ril Hi, ISii;!, eight gunboats, including the 
Ram "General Price," and three transports passed the Confeder- 
ate batteries on the river line at Vicksburg and at Warrenton, 
one trans] )ort sunk. Six days later five additional transports 
passed down without material damage, and one was sunk by the 
fire of the Confederate batteries. The gunboats below Vicksburg 
bombarded the Confederate batteries at Grand Gulf, April 2!), 
without cfi"ectively silencing them. They and seven transports 
ran past these batteries that night and, during the two following 
davs, carried six divisions of the army across the river, landing 
them at Bruinsburg on the Mississippi side. The other divisions 
of General Grant's army were carried across the river at later 
dates. 

At the beginning of the investment the gunboats below the 
city attacked the lower Confederate batteries. May 1!», May 20, 
Mav 21, Mav 22 and May 2^. On the last-named day the gun- 
boat "Cincinnati" attacked the up])er batteries from above the 
citv and was disabled and sunk. During the siege detachiuents 
from the Squadron co-operated by making the investment on the 
river side as complete as possible and by shelling the Confederate 
batteries and intrenchments ; served seven mortars on luortar 
boats anchored behind the peninsula opj^osite the city, and, dur- 



i\Iiclii(/an at I'icksbiirg 31 



in,<; the latltr i)art of the siege, three heavy guns on scows behind 
the |)eninsula and at the left — north — of the mortar l)()ats ; made 
ex])editions uj) the ^'azoo l\i\'er and its tributaries and co-oper- 
ated in the rejjulse of the C'onfederate attacks at ^'oung's Point. 
Afilbken's l-Jend and (iooch'ich's Lanchng. Tliirteen heavy guns 
from the S(|uafh'on mounted on the investment line in eight bat- 



teries. 



Detachments from the Marine Ih-igade were engaged at 
Richmond. Louisiana. June \-k casualties, wounded :! ; co-operated 
in the repulse of the Confederate attack at Goodrich's Landing, 
casualties. 1 officer killed ; and served three guns on the peninsula 
o])])Osite the citv during the latter ])art of the siege. l\e])orted 
casualties in the Squadron — including the infantry regiments de- 
tailed for service on gunboats — in the cami)aign and siege : killed 
23, drowned II, wounded 10'^, missing 1, total 11(1, 1 officer killed. 

The River Batteries, under command of Colonel lulward 
Higgins. C S. Artillerv. were served I)y six com])anies of Tennes- 
see Heavv Artillerv on the right, four companies of the Sth 
Louisiana Heavv Artiller\- Battalion in the center and eight com- 
l)anies of the 1st Louisiana Meavy Artillery on the left. Two 
companies of the "^"-^d Louisiana were attached to the left and 
the X'aiden ( Mississippi ) Ikittery to the center of the com- 
mand. It was charged with the dutv of opposing the ])assage of 
L'nion gunboats and transports and was in action ; the night of 
April Hi, when eight gunboats and three transports ])asse(l. with- 
out re|)orted casualties, one transport sunk ; the night of A])ril 'i'l, 
when six transports jjassed, casualties, 1 killed. '* wounded, total 
3, one transport sunk, and the night of Ma\- 3. when a tug and two 
loaded barges atteiupted to pass but were sunk, without re])orted 
casualties. 

At the beginning of the investment, Mav IS. about thirt\'- 
eight heavy guns were in jjosition on the river line and thirteen 
light pieces posted on the city front. All the light and six of 



32 Michigan at Vicksburg 

the heavy guns were successively moved to the Hue of defense 
with the detachments serving them. l)ut one of the heavy guns 
was moved l)ack to the river hue. 

During the investment, r^Iav IS-Julv I, the river hatteries 
were o]i])osed to the gunhoats l)elow the citv. the mortars hehind 
the ])eninsuhi, and the guns on the peninsula and on scows, and 
were engaged May 1!), ^la\- *3(). May '^1, May '22, and ^la.x 27, 
with the gunhoats helow the citw ( )n the last-named day the 
gunhoat "Cincinnati" attacked the u])])er hatteries and was dis- 
ahled and sunk on the Mississi])i)i side of the great hjnd in the 
river ahove the city, after an action of thirty minutes. Reported 
casualties in conr.^iand during the investment : killed and wounded 
ahout thirty. 

General Summary of Casualties 
March 29-July 4 

UNION 

Killrcl WouiKled Misshig Total 

Dunbar's Plantation, Louisiana, April l.j 2 .... 2 

Port Gibson, May 1 i:;i Tt'J 2:> s;.j 

South Fork Bayou Pierre, Alay 2 1 .... 1 

Xorth Fork Bayou Pierre, May 3 1 6 .... 7 

Pinhonk, Louisiana. Ahi\- 10 2 8 :j 13 

Raymond. May 1:.' (Ki :;39 :S7 44:2 

Fourteen-Mile Creek, May l:M;! c 10 1(> 

Jackson, May 14 4:.' 2:A 7 :!00 

Champion's Hill, ALiy 10 410 1,844 187 :2,441 

Big Black Riyer Bridge, May 17 39 :>37 3 :279 

Skirmishes al)out \'icksburg, May 18, 20, and r.'l 13 41 2 .5(5 

Assault on Confederate Line of Defense, May 

19 ". 157 777 8 94:2 

Assault on Confederate Line of Defense, May 

:2:2 J02 2,550 147 3,199 

M.echanics])urg, J une 4 1 5 .... 

Milliken's Bend, Louisiana, June 7 101 :280 :2()5 041") 

Bayou Ba.xter, Louisiana, June 9 1 .... 1 

Birdsong Ferry. June 1:2 1 .... 1 

Richmond, Louisiana, June 15 1 8 .... 9 

Hill's Plantation, June :2:2 8 16 23 47 

Ellisville, lune 25 37 37 




Albert E. Sleeper 
Governor 1!>K 



MicJiigan at Vickshurg 



Xear Lake Providence, Louisiana, June :29 1 3 144 14S 

On Peninsula opposite \'icksburg, June :29 1 .... 1 

Edwards Station, July 1 •> ■ ■ • • '^> 

On Gunlioats, in Detached Infantr\ ReL;inicnts.. (i :.!() .... '-Vl 

Siege Operations, May :^'!-July 4 1)4 4'2.-, 11<.) (iiiS 

Total l.JSl T,.J.54 1,007 10,142 

CONFEDERATE 

Killed Wounded Missing Total 

Action of Kiver Batteries, April 22 1 2 .... 3 

Grand Gulf, April 211 3 IS 21 

Haynes' Bluff ( Snyder's Mill ) , April :!() :; 3 

Port Gibson, May 1 ">ii 328 341 72.-, 

Raym. md. May 12 73 2.J1 l'.)0 ,-,14 

Jackson, May 14 17 r,4 118 199 

Champion's Hill, May K! 380 1.018 2,4.53 3,8.-,l 

Big Black River Bridge, May 17 3 9 ,539 .551 

Hill's Plantation, June 22 ;5 16 1 22 

Defense Operations, May 18-July 4 875 2,169 LIB 3,202 

Total l.-ll^ "' 8'^^ 3,800 9,091 



Union Commands Engaged in the v icksburg Cam- 
paign to which Michigan Regiments and 
J3atteries were Attacned 

Army of the Tennessee 

Maj. ( ini. L'L^•ss^:s S. Grant. 

i:SC()KT AXn (U'AKDS. 

4Lh Illinois Cavalrw C (»ni])anA- A. Capt. Emhur\- D. ( )sbaiKl. 
lOlst Illinois Infantry, C'oin])an\ K. Capt. Sxlvestt'r L. iMoore. 

FXCUXRKRS. 

1st Battalion I^i^ineer Re,2^iment of the West. Alaj. Henrv 
Flad and Alaj. Win. Tweeddale ; Pioneer Corps, Capt. lohn W. 
Fonts; !)th Ci:>rps, Maj.-(k'n. John (i. Parke: l-'Uh Corps, Alaj.- 
("len. John A. McClernand and Maj.-(jen. Edward C). C. Ord ; 
l.')th Cor])s. ]\Iaj.-(ien. William T. Sherman; Kith Corps (detach- 
ment), Maj.-(ien. C'adwallader C. W'ashhnrn ; Cth Cor])s, Alaj.- 
Gen. James 15. ^McPherson ; llerron's nivisi(jn, Maj.-Gen. I'rancis 
J. Herron ; Unattachecl Cawalry (three rej^^iments ) , Col. C\'rus 
I'ussey ; District Northeast Lonisiana. Prig. -Gen. Jeremiah C. 
Sullivan and Ijrig.-Gen. Elias S. Dennis. 

i)F.TACiii-:i) i-"oK si:K\i(,'t: ox (a/XBo.vrs. 

*2!Hh Illinois Infantrw detachment; 10] st Illinois Infantrv. 
detachment; oSth ( )hio lnfantr\-, Maj. Ezra P. lackson. 

The Pith, P)lh and lith C'orps were engaged in the battles 
and movements of the \ icksburg cani])aign l)eginning March "^M), 
l.s(!."!; took ]M)sition on the investment line Ala\- 1'.' — the 1 ">th on 
the right, the Gth in the center, the PUh on the left, and made 
unsuccessful assaults on the Confederate line of defense the 
;ifternoon of Mav l'.» and on Mav 2"^. One di\-ision of the Pith 
Cor])S took i)osition on the left of the Pith, Ma\- 'i">, and Perron's 
Division on the extreme left, June Pi. The '.Hh Corps, two 



30 Michigan at Vicksbnrg 

divisions of the l()th, and seven brigades from the other corps 
were deploved on an exterior hne, from Haynes' Bluff on the 
left to Big Black River Bridge on the right, to guard against 
attack bv Johnston's army, and were under command of Gen. 
Sherman after June 22. Siege operations were carried on from 
]\Iay 2o to Julv o, when a ])roi)osal for capitulation came to Gen. 
Grant from Gen. Pemberton. They met for conference that 
afternoon between the lines and near the Jackson road. The 
terms of ca])itulation were agreed upon by correspondence after 
the meeting and. July 1, the Confederate army of Vicksburg was 
surrendered to Gen. Grant, and a detachment of his army occu- 
pied the citv. The aggregate reported casualties in the army 
during the cam])aign and seige were, killed 1,")81, wounded 'ij^')i, 
missing 1,00;, total 10.142. 

Ninth Corps ; Army of the Tennessee 
Maj.-Gen. John G. Parki:. 

First Division, Brig.-Gen. Thomas Welsh ; Second Division. 
Brig. -Gen. Robert B. Potter ; Artillery Reserve, 2d United States, 
Batterv E, Lieut. Samuel X. Benjamin. 

The two divisions of the corps were ordered from the Depart- 
ment of the Ohio June 3, 1863, arrived in the Yazoo River on 
transports from Cairo; disembarked June G ; took position from 
]\Iilldale to Templeton's, and slightly fortified that line. By 
order of Gen. Sherman, the corps took position on the exterior 
line from Haynes' Bluff to the railroad crossing of Big Black 
River. June 2!), the center of the corps line near Wixon's fortified 
that position and occupied it until the end of the siege. 

FIRST DIVISION 

Ninth Corps; Army of the Tennessee 

Brig.-Gen. Thomas Welsh. 

FIRST BRIGADE 

Col. Henry Bowman 
3Gth Massachusetts, Lieut. Col. John B. Norton; lUh Michi- 



38 Michigan at l^icksbiirg 

gan. Lieut. Col. Constant Luce; 'i]th Alichioan, Lieut. Col. John 
H. Richardson. Col. Dorus ^L Fox; 4.")th Pennsylvania, Col. 
John I. Curtin. 

THIRD BRIGADE 

Col. Daniel Leasure 

"ind Michigan. Col. William Humphrey; Sth Michigan, Col. 
Frank Graves; 2()th Michigan, Lieut. Col. W. Huntington Smith; 
T!)th New York. Col. David Morrison; lOOth Pennsylvania, Lieut. 
Col. ^Lithew AL Dawson. 

artillery 
Pennsylvania Light, liattery D, Capt. George W. Durell. 

artjlli-:rv 
Ninth Division; Thirteenth Corps; Army of the Tennessee 

Capt. Jacob T. h'osTiCK 

Michigan Light, Uh Battery, (i, Capt. Charles H. Lanpherc ; 
Wisconsin Light, 1st Battery, Lieut. Charles B. Kimball, Lieut. 
Oscar F. Nutting. 

Casualties: In the battle of Port Gibson, May L 1863, 
killed 3, wounded L total lO (in Michigan ICatterv, killed 3, 
wounded 3, total (i ; in Wisconsin Ikitterw wounded J); in the 
engagement at Ihg Black River Bridge, Mav K, wounded 4 (in 
WiscoiLsin I'atterv) ; and in skirmishes about \'icksburg, wound- 
ed 1 (in Michigan I )attery ) . ddie aggregate reported casualties 
in the command during the campaign and siege were, killed 3, 
wounded 12, total 15. 

second brigade 
First Division; Sixteenth Corps (Detachment); Army of the 

Tennessee 

Col. StEIMIEX (1. IllCKS 

loth Illinois, Maj. Hiram W. Hall; lo;;r(l Illinois, Col. Wil- 
lard A. Dickerman ; l")th Michigan, Col. jolin M. ( )liver ; Kith 
Ohio, ("ol. Charles C. Walcutt. 



Mlcliif/an al I'icksbiiry 39 

TIIIRH RRK'.ADE 
Col. JoSKI'll R. COCKERILL 

iKth Indiana, Col. Robert F. Catterson ; !»'.)tli Indiana, Col. 
Alexander Fowler; r);!rd ( )]iio. Col. Wells S. jone.s; 1 0th ( )]iio, 
Alaj. William B. Brown. 

!'R()\I.SION.\L DIVISION 

Sixteenth Corps (Detachment) ; Army of the Tennessee 

l>ri<;. Gen. N.\tiiax Ki.mt.all 

Eng'elniann's liri^ade. Col. .Kdolph Eni^elmann ; Richmond's 
l:)rigade. Col. Jonathan Richmond; Montgonier\'s Brigade, Col. 
Alilton Montgomery. 

A portion of the division bore a part in skirmish at Mechan- 
icsburg, Mississippi, June I, I Si;;!, without reported casnrdties. 
L'niting with the remainder of the divison at llaxnes" lUutt", 
June 7. the whole force held that position until June 1"). when 
it moved to Sn_\-der's IMuff, strongly fortified thai ])oinl, and re- 
mained there to the end of the siege. 

I'Lngelmann's Brigade, Col. Adolph iMigelmann : bird Illinois, 
Lieut. Col. Adolph Dengler ; (ilst Illinois, Maj. .Simon W ()hr; 
lOC.th Illinois, Alaj. John M. Hurt; Ritb Michigan, Col. William 
I I . ( iraves. 

Richmond's lirigade. Col. Jonathan Richmond; ISth Illinois, 
Col. Daniel H. Bru.sh ; :)lth Illinois, Col. Greenville M. Mitchell; 
l-^()th Illinois, Maj. William W. Wilshire ; -^ind ( )hio, C ol. ( )liver 
Wood. 

Montgomery's Brigade, Col. Milton Montgomery; loth Iowa, 
Col. John A. Garrett; .'ird Minnesota. Col. Chauncev W. Griggs; 
^Tjth Wisconsin, Lieut. Col. Samuel J. Nasnu'th ; "iUb Wisconsin, 
Col. Conrad Krez. 

artillery 
Third Division; Seventeenth Corps; Army of the Tennessee 

Maj. CiiAKLi:s J. Stolp.raxd 
1st Illinois Light, Rattery 1). Ca])t. Henrv A. Rogers, Lieut, 
(ieorge J. Wood, CajU. I'^-ederick .Sparrestrom ; :i\\(\ Illinois 



40 Michigan at Vickshnrg 



Light. Battery G, Capt. Frederick Sparrestrom, Lieut. John W. 
Lowell; 2nd Illinois Light, Battery L, Cai)t. William H. Bolton; 
Michigan Light, 8th Battery, Capt. Samuel DeGolyer, Lieut. 
Theodore W. Lockwood ; Ohio Light, ;)rd Battery, Capt. William 
S. Williams. 

By a collision between the transports "Horizon" and "Mod- 
erator." about 3 :()() A. AL. May 1, ISO!-'}, while the command was 
crossing the river to Bruinsburg, Mississij)])i, the "Horizon" was 
sunk, two enlisted men of Battery G, 2d Illinois, were drowned, 
the guns, the equipment, and most of the horses of the battery 
were lost. It was sent to Mem])his tn refit and did not reioin 
the division until near the end of the siege. Idie other batteries 
of the command were engaged in the battles of the division in 
the camjiaign and served on its investment line. Casualties : In 
the battle of Port Cibson, May 1. wounded 2 (in the Michigan 
Battery) : in the engagement at Raymond. May 12, wtnmded 1 
(in the Michigan Battery); in the battle of Champion's Hill, 
May 16, killed 1 ( in the Alichigan Battery ) ; and during the siege, 
killed 1, woundi'd 1. total 2 (Capt. Henry A. Rogers killed and 
Capt. Saiuuel l)e(7iolyer mortally wounded). The aggregate re- 
|)orted casualties in the command during the cami)aign and siege 
were, killed 2. wounded 4. total (i. 

c. s. 

Army of Vicksburg 

Lieut. Gen. John C. Pemberton 

Stevenson's Division, Maj. Gen. C. L. Stevenson; ]\Iaury's- 
Forney's Division, Maj. Gen. Dabney H. Maury. ^laj. Gen. John 
H. Forney; Smith's Division, Maj. Gen. M. L. Smith; Forney's- 
Bowen's Division, Maj. Gen. John H. Forney, Maj. Gen. John 
S. Bowen ; Waul's Texas Legion. Col. 'W X. Waul ; River Bat- 
teries, Col. Ed. Higgins ; Miscellaneous, one detachment and two 
companies. 

44ie army was engaged in the battles and movements of the 
\'icksburg cam[)aign beginning March 2i). isi;;!. and began taking 




LuREN D. Dickinson 
Lieut. -Gov. IDKMyU 



42 Michigan of Vicksburg 



position on the line of defense May 18 — Stevenson's Division 
on the right, Forney's in the center, and Smith's on the left, 
Bowen's Division and Waul's Texas Legion in reserve. The 
assaults of the Union army. Alay l'.» and ]\Iay 23, were repulsed. 
The siege operations of that armv were successfully opposed 
from ^lav 2;] to July 3, when a projiosal for capitulation was 
sent by Gen. Pemberton to Gen. Grant. They met for conference 
that afternoon between the lines and near the Jackson road. The 
terms of capitulation were agreed u])()n by correspondence after 
the meeting, and, July 4, the army was surrendered to Gen. 
Grant. I'he aggregate reported casualties in the army during 
the campaign and defense were, killed l,-">()2. wounded 3,48(5, 
missing 3,418, total 8,23(). 

Union Summary Comkmands 

Illinois — Infantry (Sth, 11th, l.'Uh, 1 Ith, i:)th, 17th, 18th, 
20th, 2(ith, 28th, 2!)th, 3()th, 31st, 32nd, 3;h-d, 3;th, 4()th, 41st, 
43rd, 4r)th. ICth, i;th. 48th. .-);!rd, .") Uh. .■'):)th. :)(;th. (ilst, (;;!rd, 
r2nd, ^(ith, ::th, Sist. 8':th. '.)()th, Il3rd, !»lth. D.lth, !»;th, !»'.»th, 
lOlst, 10;!r(l, lOC.th. lOSth. li;!th, 111th, IKith. ILSth. 120th. 
124th. 12(;th, 12;th, K'.Oth. 131st) .').■); Calvary (Thielemann's 
Battalion. Kane Gountv. lndei)endent Companv. 2nd. 3rd, 4th, 
5th, :th, loth, 11th, l.lth) 10; Artillery (Cogswell's Battery. 
Chicago Mercantile Battery, Batteries A, 1], D, E, F, H and I. 
1st Light, and I'.atteries A, E. F, G, K and L, 2nd Light) 15; 
total 70. 

Indl\n.\ — Infantry (8th, 11th, 12th, Kith, ISth. 23rd, 24th, 
2fith, 34th, Kith, lUh. 48th, 40th, 53rd, 54th, 51»th, (iOth. (;:th. 
69th, 83rd, !)3rd, '.lUh, 00th, lOOth) 24; Cavalry (1st, 4th) 2; 
Artillery (1st, (ith) 2; total 28. 

Iowa — Infantry (3rd, 4th, 5th, (ith, Sth, '.)th, 10th, 11th, 
12th, 13th. 15th. Kith. Gth. 10th. 20th. 21st, 22nd, 23rd, 24th, 
25th, 2(ith, 28th, 3()th, 31st, 34th, 35th. 3Sth. IOth) 28; Cavalry 
(3rd, 4th) 2; Artillery (1st, 2nd) 2; total 32. 



Michiijan al ricksbiirij 43 

Kansas — Infantry (1st) 1. 

I\l■:^■T^'CK^■ — Infantr\- ( Indepcndtnit C'onii)an\- of Pioneers, 
:th. I'.ith. 2.t^nd) 4. 

Massachusetts — Infantry ( •.".»th. M.lth, ;>(;th ) .'5. 

MiciiicAX — Infantry ( -.^nd, Sth, Tith. l.'.th, lith, -^Oth, '^Uh) 
:; Artillery (Uh, Sth) •> ; total H. 

Minnesota — Infantry ( -'Jrd, Itli. othj :i ; Artillery (,lstj; 
total 4. 

Missouri — Infantry ( ;ird. (ith. Ith, Sth, lOth. I 1th, I'ith, 
nth, 24th. 2(;th. 2;th. -i'.ith, ;!()th, ;!!st, ;;-Jn(l, :\Mh. Engineer 
Regiment of the West) K : Cavalry (1th, <ith, lOth) :) : Artillery 
(Batteries A, R. C, K. I*' and M. 1st Light, and lUittery V ( Land- 
graeber's, "ind Light) 1 ; total 2L 

New HAMrsiiiRi': — Infantry ((ith. nth, 11th) :). 

New ^'ork — Infantry ( Kith, :)lst, :'.>th) ;! ; Artillery (Bat- 
tery L, 2nd Light ) 1 : total 1. 

Ohio — Infantry ( Kith, 2()th. 22nd. iloth, ;i2n(l, ;;;th, I2n(l. 
4(ith. Lth. iSth. :^:\v(\. ."ilth. .".(ith, :.:th. .isth, (iSth. lOth. :2nd. 
:(ith. ;sth. SOtli. s;;rd, '.i.lth, '.Miih. 1 1 hh. 12(lth. ) 2(i ; Cavalrv 
(4th) 1 : Artillery (2nd, ;)rd, Ith, oth. Ith, Sth. lOlh. Ilth, i:)th. 
Kith. Lth. Yost's) 12 ; total ;!1). 

r'EXXSVEVA.\E\ — Infantry ( l.^th. r)()th, .list. l(M)th) I; Ar- 
tillery ( Dnrell's Battery) I ; total :>. 

Rhode Lseaxi; — lnfantr_\- (ith) I. 

United States Army — Infantry ( 1st. Lith) 2; Artillery ( E, 
Second) 1 ; total 3. 

West \"iR<;iNiA — Lifantry (1th) L 

Wisconsin — Infantry (Sth. Ilth. 12th. Ilth. Kith. I ith. 
ISth. 2()th. 2;5rd, 2:)th. 2 ith, 2!»th. iiiird ) L']; Cavalry ( 2n(l ) 1; 
Artillery ( 1st, (ith, 12th ) ."1 ; total 1 L 

A(,(;re(;ate: Infantry. HH ; (.'avalry, 1!); Artillery. L ; total 
2(i() — not inclnding eight regiments of negroes in process of en- 
listment. 



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Confederate Commands 

Alabama — Infantry ( v^Oth, 23rd, :i:th. ;]()th, 31st, 33nd, 
35th, 37th, 4()th, 41st, 42nd, 4(Jth, 54th, :.:)th. Stone's Battahon of 
Sharpshooters) ].">; Artillery (Company C, 2nd Battalion; Wad- 
dell's Battery; Sengstak's Battery; Charpentier's Battery) 4; 
total 1!). 

Arkansas — Infantry (4th, i)th, ir)th. I'Jth, 2()th, 21st, 25th, 
31st, 12th Battalion— Sharpshooters ) '.» ; Cavalry (1st Rifles- 
Dismounted. 2nd Kifles — Dismounted, 1st Battalion — Dismount- 
ed, Bridges' Battalion — Sharpshooters) 4; Artillery (Appeal 
Battery, McNally's Battery) 2; total 15. 

Florida — Infantry (1st, 3rd, 4th) 3. 

Geor(HA — Infantry (25th. 2!)th. 3()th. ;)lth. ;](;th, ;5!)th, 40th, 
41st. 42nd, 43rd, 4(ith, 47 th, 52nd, 5(;th, 5:th, 1st Battalion of 
Sharpshooters, 8th Battalion ) K ; Cavalry ( Nelson's Independ- 
ent Company) 1; Artillery (Cherokee liattery. Martin's Bat- 
tery, Columbus Battery) 3; total 21. 

Kentucky — Infantry (2nd. 3rd. 1th. (ith, itii. sth, !)th ) T; 
Artillery (Cobb's Battery) 1; total 8. 

Louisiana — Infantry (3rd. 4th. 12th, 13th. Kith. Kth. IDth. 
20th. 21st. 25th, 2(ith. 27th, 28th (sometimes known as the 2!)th), 
3()th, 31st, 4th Battalion, 14th Battalion of Sharpshooters, Pleitas' 
Zotiave Battalion) 18; Cavalry (Martin's Independent Company) 
1 ; Artillery ( liond's, Bruce's. Butler's. Capers'. Grayson's, 
Haynes', Lamon's, and Robertson's companies of the 1st Heavy ; 
Barrow's, Grandpre's, Hart's and McCrory's companies of the 
8th Heavy Battalion ; Companies A. B and C of Pointe Coupee ; 
Sth Company, Washington-Fenner's Battery ; Durrive's Battery ; 
Gomez's, Marks', Morlot's and Theard's companies of the 22nd 
Regiment — Gomez's and Theard's companies served as infantry 
during the defense) 22; total 41. 

Missouri — Infantry (1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, fith) 6; Cav- 
alry (1st— Dismounted, 3rd — Dismounted) 2; Artillery (3rd 
Battery, Guibor's Battery. Landis' Battery, Wade's Battery, 
Lowe's Battery, Bledsoe's Battery, Clark's Battery) : ; total 15. 




CiiAS. W. Smith 
Speaker of the House l!)i;3-l!»i; 



40 Michigan at Vicksbiirg 

Maryland — Artillery ( ;5rd Battery) 1. 

IMississiPi'i — Infantry ( .'ird. 4th, .Ith — State Troops, 6th. 
Uth, ]:)th, 20th, -^.^nd. ".^-h-d. -^(ith, ;nst, ;!3rd, .'j-lth, :](;th. ;]:th. 
;l8th, 4()th, 4;]rd, 4(ith, 1st Battalion — Sharpshooters, ;!rd Bat- 
talion — State Troops, Uh Battalion, Bounds' Battalion — Sharj)- 
shooters) 2;> ; Cavalry (1st, 4th, 'iSth, Adams' Regiment, Ballen- 
tine's Regiment, 11th Battalion) (i ; Artillery (Companies A, C, 
D. E, G and I of the 1st Bight: Companies A, B and C of the 
14th Light I'.attalion: Ilr.dson's I'.attery, \'aiden Battery) 11; 
total 40. 

North Carolina — Bifantry ( -^'.ith. ;>!ith, (iOth ) 3. 

South Carolina — Bifantry (Kith, Kth, 18th, 22nd, 2;3rd, 
24th, 2(Ith, llolcomhe Legion) S; Artillery ( Culj^ej^er's Battery, 
Ferguson's I'attery, \\'aties' Battery, McBeth's Battery) 4; 
total 12. 

Tennessee — Bifantry ( ord — \^jluiiteers, 3rd — Brovisional 
Army, 10th, 3()th, ;!lst. 41st, 42nd, 13rd, 4i;th, 4Sth, 4!)th, oOth, 
o.'h-d, .-):>th, r)'.)th, (iOth, (ilst, (i2nd, 1st Battalion) l'.»; Cavalry 
( Com])anv C. 1st: Company A, \\\\) 2: Artillery ( Comjian'es A. 
B. C and D, 1st Heavv, Johnston's Battery, L}nch's Batterv, 
Tohin's Battery, Mebane's Battery ) S : total 2'.). 

Texas — Tnfantrv (2nd, 7th, iitli, 1st I'attalion — Shar])shoot- 
ers, 1st Battalion, 2nd Battalion) C : Cavalry (3rd. (ith, !lth, 10th 
— Dismounted. 1 Ith — Dismounted. ;)2nd — Dismounted, \\h\t 
field's Legion, Ch'veland's Battalion) S; Artillery (Wall's Bat- 
tery) 1 : total l"). 

\'iR<iiNi.\ — Artillery (Botetourt Battery) 1. 

Confederate States AR.^r^■ — Infantry (1st Battalion) 1. 

[NLscellaneol's — Davidson's Signal Corps, King's Signal 
Cor])s, Piarrot's Signal Corps, City Cuards, Bartisan Rangers: 
total T). 

Aggregate: Bifantry, 134: Cavalry, 'i')\ Artillery, (13) ; mis- 
cellaneous, .") : total, 22T. 



'The. Dedication 

On the KUh of .\(»\(_Miil)cr, ID Hi. the Miclii^;in delegation 
leathered at Xdckshur.^- to dedicate tlie Xionunient and Tablet 
erected under the supervision of the Michit^an \'icks])uri;- Mili- 
tary Park Commission, in honor of the Michigan soldiers who 
partici])ated in the cam])ai.^"n and siege of \ ickshurg. 

The visitors were accorded a heartv welcome 1)\' the officials 
of the citv, the Hoard of Trade being especiallv active, and ex- 
tended man\- courtesies. ( a]>t. William T. Rigby, Superintendent 
of the \ icksburg National Park, was in active evidence every 
moment, and Congressman W. W. Collier did all in his power 
to make us welcome. 

Governor Bilbo sent his regrets that he was unable to be 
l)resent, but Mr. IC W. (Griffith proved an alile substitute. Con- 
gressman Collier was unable to be present at the dedication on 
account of a previous engagement. 

In the morning Caj)!. I\ig])\' provided automol)iles tor the 
Michigan delegation and the\- visited all princi])al ])arts of the 
])ark. including the National C'enieterw which is a veritable beauty 
spot under the management of Major Gardner P. 'idiornton, who 
accom])anied us. Ca])t. l\igb\-, who has been in charge of the 
park since its authorization, March 1, 1S!)1), gave an elaborate 
descri])tion of the salient points, as he (jnh' could relate them, 
making the trip one never to be forgotten. 

At "^ :()() the ]^)oar(l of Trade, through its efficient ])residcnt. 
Afr. George Willian.ison, and active secretary Mr. V. II. An- 
drews, provided autos for the entire ])arty and at 'l\'M) we as- 
sembled at the monument, ^vhich was unveiled 1)\- Miss Helen F. 
Lewis, where a i)hotograi)h of the monument with the delegation 
in front was taken. 

A i)avilion with seats for all was erected o])])osile the moim- 



48 Michigan at Vicksburg 

ment and Chairman Grant called Lieut. Governor Luren D. 
Dickinson to preside. 

Rev. J. C. Johnes gave the invocation. 

The X'icksburg band j^laved "Columbia." 

The i)residing officer o])ened the programme with the fol- 
lowing remarks : 

Air. Chairman : 

I deem it a great pleasure and honor to be selected to pre- 
side over these exercises todav. I anticipate that it is not ex- 
]iected that I give a ]^re]:)ared address. I have none with me 
and I could not be pardoned for taking the time that belongs 
to those on the programme who are so well prepared by ex- 
perience and knowledge to say the api)ropriate things. Yet the 
very interesting an.d instructive auto trip over the park this 
morning, given bv Ca])tain Rigl)v. gave material for a lengthv 
address if one saw fit to take advantage of it. I cannot resist 
the tem]:)tation of saying some things suggested to me. \\'hile 
ever_\-thing was so interesting there was an extreme sadness that 
])ushed itself to the front because of the great first cause of our 
being here for this dedication — the sacrifice of the health, the 
limbs, the lives of thousands of those that represented the best 
that the nation had. Were thev here todav and could thev be 
among those comrades now living and know the influence these 
have had in the reuniting of the nation educationally, morally. 
])atrioticall\' and from all stan(l])oints, it certainly would be 
gratifying to them. No sooner had the conflict ended than those 
who fought each other for four years, were the first to call each 
other brothers and to unite wdth the civilians of the country in 
a gigantic war in times of ])eace in making the United States 
the greatest, the grandest, the most glorious, the most ])owerful 
nation, morally, intellectualh', industrially, financially and in al- 
most every wa\- that the world has ever known. Idiis united 
effort has ])kmted a voung empire with magnificent cities and 
intelligent ])eople on the Pacific slope where biit few people 





Cii:x. F. S. HuTCiiixsoN 
St Cliairman of the Commission 



.■)0 Michigan at P'icksbiirg 

lived at the close of the war. It has developed the inexhaustible 
resources of the great west. It has made the most i)roductive 
grain helds from the then so-called .\merican desert. It has 
taken millions in minerals from underneath the Rockies and 
added to the nation's wealth. It has covered the country with 
a network of railwavs. north and south, east and west. It has 
j)lanted factories in everv section of the entire countrv and made 
it ]iossible to have the large number of great cities that are among 
tlie greatest of all times. ( )ur educational system has been 
raised to a standing e(|ual to that of any in the world. [Manu- 
factured, agricultural and other ])roclucts have multi])lied over 
and over again and our wealth h.as increased to that extent that 
when we attempt an}- description we get lost in a mist and 
fog of figures and give it up as a hopeless task, and satisfy our- 
selves with the fact that we have passed through since the con- 
flict, measured from anv stand] )oint, the greatest e])Och of prog- 
ress and pros])eritv known to any countrv in all the world's 
h.istorv. However great we may be on other lines there has 
been nothing that stands out as prominently and has had as great 
an influence as the reuniting of the North and South not only 
I'jhwsicallv but in s])irit and patriotism, which was so strikinglv 
exemplified in the S])anish war when the boys of the South were 
the first to ofter their services in ui)holding the Stars and Stripes, 
and it was a son of the southland who first gave his life in his 
countrv's cause in that war. Without this com])lete reunion we 
never could have ap])roached near the greatness that we have 
attained. And no other influence has done so much to bring it 
about as the willingness on the ])art of those who fought for 
the South and those who fought for the North, coming together 
and calling each other l)rothers and working together in utmost 
harnionv in peace and war. And when we pass through this 
government ])ark we read the inscri])tions on the markers, erected 
b\- the government, that call attention to the bravery of those 
who fell ni what the South then felt a just cause, and those who 
fell for the Union. We are struck with the eft'ort that the park 



MIchif/aii at ficksbitrg 51 



commission, w itli C'lijitain William T. l\i!^"l)\- as cliairman. is 
makiiiL;' to olilitcralc cvcrx- tliouj^iil of liatr^'d and to encoiiras^'e 
l)r()tluTl\- love' and union. l-"oi" these reasons it is a great ])leasure 
and honor to ])re-^ide (»\er the exi'rcises liere todav. 

Ca])tain L". ( i. Hampton, Secretary, ])resented the fnll re])ort 
of the commission. 

THE SECRETARY'S REPORT 

X'ickshurq-, Miss., Xovemher lOth. Ill Hi. 
[Ton. \\'oo(lhrido-e X. Ferris, 

( lovernor. 
Dear Sir: 

The ^Michigan \ ick^hnr^- Militarx- Park Commission, ap- 
])ointed to ascertain the ])Osition of Arichigan troo|)s in the cam- 
jiaii^n and siege of \'icksV)urq- and to erect a momiment in their 
honor. respectfulK- suhnn't their tlnal re])ort. 

Following are the .\cts of the Michigan Legislature creating 
the Commission and a])i)ro])riation of mone\s for the monu- 
ment : 

Act 240, Laws 1903 

.\X Air authorizing the ai)]iointnu-nt of a commission to 
asc'.'rtain .and exactlv determine the position of Michigan troo])s 
in the camjtaign and siege of X'ickshurg and to make an a])]M'()- 
])riation to ]iay the necessary traveling expenses of the memhers 
of the Commission. 

Tin-; im:()1'L!'. of tiif. statk of Micin(;AX i;x.\ct: 

Sect'on 1 : The ( iovernor of the State of Michigan is here- 
h.y authorized to a])i)()int a Cdmmission consisting of three mem- 
hers from Michigan organizations ])artici])ating in the cam])agn 
and siege of X'ickshm-g, namely, the ".^nd. Sth. I'Jth. j.'.th. l^th, 
"iOth and "J 1th Infantry Kegiments and llh and Sth liatteries. 
Michigan Fight .\rtillerv. I'Lach mem])er of said C"ommission 
sliall have served \vith honor in the cam]>aign and siege of X'icks- 
hurg', and \yith the organization which he is a])pointed to re])re- 



52 Michigan at Vickshiirg 

sent, and shall serve on the Commission without pay except as 
to necessary traveling expenses. 

Section 2. It shall be the duty of the Commission to co- 
operate with the National Park Commission in ascertaining and 
exactly determining the positions of each ^Michigan organiza- 
tion in the siege of X'icksburg, and also to recommend to the 
Governor of the State such subsequent legislation as will in the 
opinion of the Commission permanently and suitably mark the 
positions thus ascertained, and worthily commemorate the valor 
and services of Michigan soldiers in the camjiaign and siege of 
Vicksburg. 

Section 3. The sum of five hundred dollars, or so luuch 
thereof as may be necessary, is hereby appropriated, out of the 
funds of the state treasury not otherwise appropriated, to be 
drawn and used by said Commission to pay the necessary trav- 
eling expenses of the members thereof in the discharge of the 
duties aforesaid, on the presentation of such certified vouchers as 
the Auditor General shall direct. 

Section -1. Said Commission shall make a full report of 
the execution of this trust to the Governor on or before the I'tth 
day of January, 1 !)()-!-. 

Approved June 18, 1!I03. 

Act 239, Laws 1905 

AX ACT to make an approi)riation for designating by mon- 
uments the locations occupied by the "^nd. Sth. I'^th. l.")th, Kth, 
20th, and 2Uh Regiments of Alichigan Infantry, and the Bat- 
teries G and 11, 1st Michigan Light Artillery, who participated 
in the campaign and siege of X'icksburg. within the Vicksburg 
National Park, and i)roviding for the erection of the same. 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN EXACT: 

Section 1. That the sum of ten thousand dollars be and 
the same is hereby appropriated from any moneys in the state 
treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the puqwse of erecting 
monuments within the \"icksburg National ^lilitary Park, to 




Col. Claudius B. Grant 
2nd Chairman of the Commission 



54 Michigan at Vickshurg 



designate the positions occupied in the campaign and siege of 
Vickshurg hv the 2nd, Sth, 12th, loth, Kth, 20th and 2rth Regi- 
ments of Michigan Infantry, and Batteries G and H, 1st Michi- 
gan Light Artillerw Said sum to be expended under the super- 
vision of the Vicksl)urg ^lihtary Park Commission, created by 
act number two hundred forty, ])ul)hc acts of nineteen hundred 
three, who shall receive no pay for their services, except for 
necessary and actual expenses and clerk hire while engaged in 
their duties. 

Section 2. The said Commission shall at once after the 
passage of this act proceed to carry the same into eifect. They 
shall determine the design and number of monuments to be 
erected as contemplated in this act with all convenient speed. 
The actual expenses of said Commission shall be paid out of the 
fund hereby approjM-iated, and they shall report to the Governor 
of the State of ]\Iichigan immediately upon the fulfillment of 
their duties in detail, making an abstract of expenditures with 
vouchers thereto, with all acts done or made by them, together 
with information as gathered from their observation and per- 
tinent in its relation thereto, shall be eml)niced in their report 
as the Commission shall think proper. 

Section '■\. The -\uditor General of the State shall add to 
and incorporate in the state tax for the year one thousand nine 
hundred five the sum of ten thousand dollars, to be apportioned, 
levied, assessed and collected, which sum when collected shall be 
placed to the credit of the general fund to reimburse said fund, 
for the amount appropriated by Section one of this act. 

This act is ordered to take immediate efi^ect. 

A])])roved. June Ki, 1 !)()."). 

Act 288, Laws 1907 

.\N ACT su])i>lementary to act number twn hundred and 
thirtv-nine ni' the Public Acts of nineteen hundred fi\e entitled, 
"An Act to make an approi)riation for designation by monument 
the location occu])ied by the 2nd, Sth, P.^th. loth, Gth, 20th and 



Michigan al licksbury 



2'(th regiments of Michigan rnfantrv, and Batteries G and H, 1st 
^Michigan Liglit .\rtiller\-. who ])articipated in the campaign and 
siege of \ icksl)urg, within the X'icksburg National Alihtarv I'ark 
and ])roviding for the erection of the same." 

TtlE I'EOI'LE OF Till-: STATK OF MICIIICAX FXACT : 

Section 1. There is hercl)y apjiropriated from an\- moneys 
in the State Treasnry not otherwise approj^riated the sum of ten 
thousand dollars in addition to the sum of ten thousand dollars 
appropriated l)y Act number two hundred thirt\-ninc of the 
Public Acts of nineteen hundred hve, entitled : "An act to make 
an appro]M"iation for ck'signating h\ monument, the location 
occupied liy the •ind, Sth. l-.'th, i.")th, lUh. -JOth and -i^th regi- 
ments of Michigan lnfantr\- and the Batteries (i and 11, Jst 
Michigan Light Artillerw who ])articij)ated in the cam])aign and 
siege of X'icksburg within the X'icksburg National Militar\' Park, 
and providing tor the erection of tlie same." Said sum of ten 
thousand dollars shall be added to and exp^-nded in the same 
manner and bv the same COmiuission as the said sum of ten 
thousand dollars appropriated bv said Act number two hundred 
ihirtv-nine of the public acts of nineteen hundred hve. 

Section 2. The Commission heretofore ap])ointe(l under act 
number two hundred tort\- of the i)ublic acts of nineteen hun- 
dred three is hereby continued with the same powers and dtities 
as that ])rescril)ed in said act ; and the GovLrnor is herebv author- 
ized to appoint an additional member of said Commission who 
shall be a com])ctent and experienced architect, and who shall 
perfonu the same duties and have the same C()m])ensation as the 
other members of said L'omnMssion. but wIkj shall not be required 
to have the (pialitication of service in the camjiaign and siege of 
Vicksburg i)rescribul by said .Xct No. "MO of the Public Acts of 
1!)0o, for the other members of said Commission. 

Section '■'>. The Auditor ( Jeneral of the state shall add to and 
incorporate in the state tax for the vear 1!M)^ the stuu of ten 
thottsand dollars to be ap])ro])riated, levied, assessed and col- 



56 Micliigati at Vicksburg 

lected, which sum when collected, shall he placed to the credit 
of the general fund to reimburse said fund for the amount appro- 
priated by Section one of this act. 

This act is ordered to take immediate effect. 

Approved, June 27, 1!)()T. 

AN ACT to ])rovide for the dedication of the monument to 
be erected at Vicksbiu-g, ^lississippi. in memory of the ^lichigan 
Union soldiers who participated in the campaign and siege of 
Vicksburg. 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT: 

Section 1. The Governor, Lieutenant (iovernor. Speaker of 
the House of Representatives, two ex-soldiers of the Civil War 
to be appointed by the Governor and two representative citizens 
of Michigan to be ai)]:)ointed by the Governor, together with the 
members of the ^^lichigan \ icksburg Monument Commission and 
their secretary, are hereby authorized to accept in the name of 
the State, the monument and memorial now^ being erected in the 
Vicksburg National Military Park at \'icksburg, Mississippi, when 
the same shall have been completed by the Commission provided 
for by act number two hundred forty of the Public Acts of nine- 
teen hundred three, act number two hundred thirty-nine of the 
Public Acts of nineteen hundred five and act luunber two hun- 
dred eighty-eight of the Public Acts of nineteen hundred seven, 
and to participate in the dedicatory services attending the unveil- 
ing of said monument and memorial. 

Section 2. The Commission shall confer with the Governor 
relative to the time, to be mutually agreed U])on. for said dedica- 
tory exercises. 

Section 3. The necessary traveling and maintenance ex- 
penses of said Committee and said Commission shall be paid from 
the general fund of the State, on vouchers and bill sworn to, to 
be audited and allowed by the Board of State Auditors. 

This act is ordered to take immediate effect. 

Apjiroved, Ma\- G, IIM."). 



^ ^^ Michigan at Jlcksbiirg 

THE COMMISSION 

The Commission ai)])ointed by Governor Aaron T. Bliss, 
was composed of General F. S. Hutchinson, of Ionia; Major 
George H. Hopkins, of Detroit, and Captain E. E. Lewis, of 
Coldwater. On the death of Major Hopkins, Lient. J. T. Ham- 
mond, of Jackson, was appointed to till the vacancy and later 
Mr. John AI. Donaldson, an architect, was a])i)()inted to the Com- 
mission. 

General Hutchinson died and Colonel C. B. Grant was 
appointed to hll the vacancy. The Secretary, Lieut. Hammond, 
died and Mr. C. C. Hopkins was elected secretary and upon the 
death of Air. Hopkins, Captain C. G. Hampton, of Detroit, was 
elected secretary. 

The Commission now consists of the following members: 

Colonel C. B. Grant. Chairman. 

Captain E. E. Lr.wis, Vice-Chairman. 

Mr. John ^L Donaldson. 

Captain C. G. Hampton, Secretary. 

Idle following is the tirst re])ort of the Commission: 

REPORT OF THE COMMISSION 

Detroit, Michigan, January 12th, 1904. 
Hon. Aaron T. Bliss, 

Governor. 

Sir: 

The Commission appointed by you to ascertain and exactly 
determine the position of Michigan troops in the campaign and 
siege of Vickshurg, under the authority conferred bv Act No. 240 
of the Session Laws of l!)0o, respectfully submit the following 
re]iort : 

The Commission organized by electing General F. S. Hutch- 
inson, Chairman, and Captain E. E. Lewis, Secretary. 

We visited Vickshurg in November, and bv a])i)ointment met 
Capt. \\'m. T. Ivigby. Chairman of the \'icksburg National Mili- 



Micliiyaii al I'icksbiircj 59 

tarv Park Coniniission, and (General John S. Kountz. Secretarv 
and Historian of tlic lOnimission. who acconi])anied us through- 
out om- inspection of the lines l)oth to the rear and those of invest- 
ment. 

riie Michigan organizations engaged in that meniorahle com- 
j)aign and siege were the 'hul. Stli, ritli. l.")th, J Uh, ■iOtli and ".^.th 
Infantry Regiments; liatteries "G" and "11,"" 1st Michigan Light 
Artillery. 

The -^nd. Sth. Kth. -iOth and "iUh were in the !)th A. C. 
under command of Major-( leneral Jno. C Parke. 

The P-c!th Michigan infantry, attached to the Provisional 
Division of the Pith A. I"., commanded ])\- Prigadier-Cieneral 
Nathan Kimhall, arrived on lrans])ort with, its divisi(_)n from 
jMemphis. disemharked at Satartia on the \';izoo Piver, June 
tth, marched to Mechanicshurg same da_\' and skirmished with the 
enemv. moved to llavnes' lilutf on left hank of the \'azoo Iviver, 
)i.uie ()th, strong! V fortified that point and re.nained there to the 
end of the siege. 

Idle l")th Michigan Infantry. Col. J. M. < )liver, was attached 
to the 1st Division. Kith A. I'., commanded hy Prigadier-General 
\\m. Sooy Smith; was at llaynes' Pluff from June P^th to June 
2()th. when it took a ])osition on ( )ak i\idge from Neilv's on the 
right to the Post ( )fhce on the left, fortihed that line and remained 
there until the end of the siege. 

ddic Kth Michigan, Lieutenant-Colonel Constant Luce; '^7th 
Michigan, Colonel D. M. [u)x. were in the 1st Prigade, 1st Divi- 
sion, I'th A. C. The brigade was commanded 1)\- Colonel I P-nrx- 
Bowman, of the o()th Massachusetts. 

The "^nd Michigan, L'olonel W'm. llum])hrev ; Sth Michigan. 
Colonel Frank (iraves; "^^Oth Michigan. Colonel W. Huntingtori 
Smith, were in the "ind Prigade, same Division; Colonel Daniel 
Leasure commanding the hrigade. 

Patterv "G," 1st Michigan Light Artillerw also flesignated 



60 Michigan at Vickshnrg 

as Michigan Light 7th Battery, cominanded by Captain Charles 
H. Lanphere, was attached to the l>th Division. Brigadier-Gen- 
eral Peter J. Osterhaus, loth A. C, Major-General Jno. A. Mc- 
Clernand. This battery was an active participant in the cam- 
l)aign j^receding the siege and occupied an advanced position in 
the investment line. 

Battery "H." 1st Michigan Light Artillerv. also designated 
in the reports as Michigan Light Sth Battery, commanded by 
Caj^tain Samuel DeGolyer. until he received a mortal wound 
during the siege, then by Lieutenant Theo. \V. Lockwood, was 
attached to the ;5rd Division, ]\Iajor-General Jno. A. Logan ; 
ITth A. C. Major-General Jas. B. McPherson. 

This battery was also engaged constantly and with marked 
efficiency during the campaign preceding the siege, and during 
the siege occupied one of the most important i)Ositions for artill- 
ery on the line of investment. 

We foiuid the positions occupied by these batteries without 
d fificulty, and they are well defined and marked. 

The 1st and 2nd Divisions of the !)th Corps were ordered 
from Kentucky in the Department of the Ohio. June ;h-d, and 
arrived at Haynes' BlutT on transjDorts from Cairo, June 17th. 
took position at Milldale, their right extending to Templeton's, 
slightly fortifying their positions. 

On June 3l)th, by order of General Sherman, the 0th Corps 
moved to the east and took position in the new line which ex- 
tended from Haynes' Bluff on the Yazoo River to the Railroad 
Crossing of Big Black River. The left of the Corps being at 
Neily's and the right at lirants'. The position of the Michigan 
Regiments of the Cor]:)s were in the immediate vicinity of Flower 
Hill Church. They fortified this position and remained in it 
until the surrender of Vicksburg, when they started the same 
day on the Jackson Campaign against General Johnston. 

The Michigan Regiments participating in the Siege of Vicks- 




Maj. Gkorge H. HoPKixs 
ist Secretary of the Commission 



0^ Micliigau at Jlcksbiirg 

burg were a part of the reinforcements sent to Gent-ral Grant 
and were employed l)v him, with a part of the armv he already 
had, against the army of General Johnston, who had assembled 
his army with the hope of raising the siege or heljiing Pember- 
ton to break through Grant's lines. 

Your Commission were able to ascertain and determine the 
positions occupied by the several Michigan regiments, but anv 
markers or memorials erected there would be from 8 to 10 miles 
outside the lines of the Park, at ])oints not easily reached — on 
private grounds and entirely bevond the care of the Park officials. 
We therefore recommend that the exam])le of other States l)e 
followed which had organizations in the outer line, viz. : that 
memorials be erected within the Park lines. 

The General Government is doing a great work at \ icks- 
burg. The National I\'irk connects directly with the National 
Cemetery. The National Cenieter\-, containing the graves of the 
16.800 soldiers, is a beautifulh- laid out and cared for ground, 
well shaded, with walks and drives made and kept with the 
utmost care. 

Th.e Confederate lines, to which their forces fell back and 
in which the\- were invested, were carefully and skillfully pre- 
pared beforehand, and, owing to the nature of the topography, of 
very great defensive ])ower. The face of the country in the 
immediate rear of \ icksburg and extending to and beyond Black 
River, is a succession of high hills with deep ravines, rendering 
approaches extren.iely difficult and dangerous. These works form 
a segment of a circle, extending from the river above the city to 
the river lielow about ten miles in length, with its center about 
2]/2 miles from the City of V'icksburg. 

The Pinion lines were drawn closely to those of the Confed- 
erates, the ridges and heights being covered with artillery and 
connected with strong lines of rifle i)its. 

These lines are both included in the lands ceded to the P^nited 



^1 / /(■ // ///(/ ; ; of Vicksbiirg G3 

States and set apart as a Mililar\- I*arl<. and is now. at ii,Teat out- 
lay of monev. under able engineers, l)'."in,o- made one ot the most 
attractive ])uhlic s^'rounds our country affords. 

\'oin' Commission alter due consideration rc-cnmnu-nd as 
a site for a nioniunent to he erected h\' tlie State, a ])oint immedi- 
ately to the left of the ])osition occu])ied hy DeCioKer's IJatterx' 
on the line of investment. This is in ah(_)Ut the center of the line ; 
is U])on a hi.^h ])oint ot land trom which the view is i^rand and 
comprehends many of the most important historic points of the 
siege. 

Captain Kigbv, Chairman ot the National I'arl< Commission, 
assured its he would endcjrse our selection to the Secretary of 
War. 

It is needless for xour Commission to eni])hasize the import- 
ance and the »rand results obtained l)v the Union .\rmv in the 
capture of X'icksburg ; that it separated the Confederacy in twain, 
and had a large, if not controlling, influence in its final overthrow, 
is certain. 

Idle numbt-r of ^Michigan Regiments rejjresented. in the 
opinion of the COnnnisMon. would warrant thr Legislature in 
making a lib.eral ai)i)ro])riation for the erection of a memorial in. 
this I 'ark to commemorate the services of Michigan soldiers en- 
gaged in that nH-niorable cam])aign ;md siege, and we earnestly 
recommend th:at a generous sum be ;i]i]iropriate(l for that i)Ur]")Oso. 

In closing, the C omnn'ssion wish to jdace on record their 
great ai)])reciation of the man\- kin.dnesses and courtesies extended 
to it by Ca])tain l\igl)\- and ( ieneral Kountz. Idiey were inde- 
fatigable and untiring. accom])an\ing us U])on the long dusty 
drives, and had reliable data compile I from ( "joNH-rnment re])orts. 
showing the ])ositions occui)ied b\- the I'nion and (Ontederate 
troo])S. and the services rendered 1)\- them to the minutest detail 

Accom])an\-ing tir's rrjiort and a \K\rt thercot. is a blue prini 
showing the Park and adjacent country, on which are indicated 



64 Michigan at Vicksburg 

the positions occu])ied by IJatteries "G" and "H." 1st Michigan 
Light Artillery. Also a copy of a map published by the United 
States authorities showing Cvjuntry around X'icksburg on which 
the Commission indicate the positions ()ccu])ied h\ the 'ind. Sth. 
l-.^th. i:)th. i;th, -JOth and 'iUh Michigan Infantry Regiments. 

As no legislati\e action can l^e taken on this report until 
the meeting' of the Legislature in IIMI.'). and inasmuch as the 
time was somewhat short in which the Commission had to 
arrive at all the facts and data desired — the law not being in 
force till September, llMi;!. and under the law a re])ort must be 
made before January l-lth, l'.ni4 — we beg to say that the Com- 
mission will sul)mit a sujjplementar)- re])ort before the con- 
vening of the next Legislature. 

\'ery resjiect fully yours, 

F. S. HUTCHINSON, 

GEO. H. HOPKINS, 

E. E. LEWIS, 

Commission. 



DATA. 

Gettysburg. 

At the l)attle of Gettysburg the following Michigan troops 
participated: 1st. 'M-i\, 1th, .")th, ?th, liith and "^dth Infantry 
Regiments; 1st, ."ith, (ith and Uh Cavalrv Regiments; one Battery; 
being a total of \'l organizations. Also three Comi)anies of the 
Lst L^. S. Sharpshooters, and two Com])anies of the "ind U. S. 
Sharpshooters. 

^Michigan ai)]iropriated a total of $"3T,()00 for monument and 
expenses at the Gettysburg National ^lilitary Park. 

Chickamauga 

At the battles of Chickamauga, Chattanooga and Missionary 
Ridge, the following Michigan troops were engaged: '.»th. lOth. 
11th, bJth, --Mst, --i-^nd Jnfantrv; ^nd and 4th Cavalrv. and 1st 




JosiAii T. Ham.moxd 
'h\d Secretary of the Commission 



nn Michigan at Vicksbitrg 

Engineers and Mechanics, and Batteries A and D ; total of 12 
organizations. 

In 18!*;!. Michigan a])i)r()]M-iated $2,000 for expenses of Com- 
mission to locate and mark ])()rlions occnpied, and in hSI).") a])pro- 
priated $20,000 for monuments in Chickamanga National Afilitary 
Park. 

Vicksburg 

At the siege of X'ickshnrg, the following Michigan Regiments 
participated: 2n(l, Sth, 12th. ir.th, Kth, 20th and 2:th Infantry, 
and Batteries "G" and "H"; total of I) organizations. 

At the session of IDO;!, Michigan a]:)pro])riated $500 for 
expense of Commission to locate and determine the positions 
occnpied hy the Michigan troo])S at X'ickshnrg. 

AT VICKSBURG. 

Illinois had SO organizations and has a])proi)riated $2."')(),0()0 
for monnments. 

Iowa had 32 organizations, and has appropriated $|.')0,0()() 
for monnments. after having made an apjjropriation of $2,000 
for expenses of Commission. 

^Massachusetts had 3 organizations, and has appropriated 
$5,000 for monnments, and an additional stnn for expenses. 

New llami)shire had '■] organizations, and has appropriated 
$5,000 for monuments. 

New York had 4 organizations, and has appropriated $12,500 
for monuments. 

Ohio had 3!) organizations, and has api)ropriated $5(i.00() 
for monuments, and ])roposes to make an additional one for a 
State Memorial. 

Wisconsin had I ] organizations, and has ap]>''opriated $30.- 
000 for monuments. 

Pennsylvania had 5 organizations, and has appropriated $15,- 
000 for monuments, and purchased 31/, acres of land adjoining 
the Park, and deeded the same to the National Park. 

^Minnesota had at X'ickshurg three regiments and one batterv. 



Michigan at Vicksbnrg (57 

and the present Si-ssion of the let^isUiture, IDOT), lias made an 
approjM'iation of $.■)(). 000 for monuments there. 

Some of the states have ah"eady completed their monuments, 
and others are in process of erection. 

P.xtract from the retiring message of Governor Bliss. 

"\'ICKS1U"K(; MOXl'.M KXT. 

The lei2;islature of lliO.'! authorized the ap])ointment of a 
Commission to ascertain the ])ositi()ns of Michii^an troo])s in the 
campaio^n and sie^^e of X'ickshur^, and the report of this Com- 
mission shows that its duties have been faithfull\- discharged. 
The historic ground has been gone over carefulK'. and with the 
aid of the National Park Commission the locations of the ditVer- 
ent Michigan organizations accurately determined. Tlie Commis- 
sion recommends that an am])le sttm be api)ropriatfd for the 
erection of a monument to tlie memory of Michigan's sons who 
served in that decisive cam])aign. Sister states have made lil)eral 
provision along similar lines, and favoral)le action 1)_\' this legisla- 
ture would no doubt be ratihed in the hearts of a ])atriotic 
people." 

Lansing, .Mich.. April -n. 1:M).-). 

SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT OF THE COMMISSION 

Hon. b'Ki:i) M. W'akxkr, 

(lOvernor of Alicliigan. 
Sir: 

The commission a])])ointed under ,\ct Xo. 'I \() S. L., I'.lO.'i, 
wotild res])ectfull\- re])ort as folUnvs : 

1die commission made a ftill report accompanied bv maj^s 
and other data to h^x-Governor Aaron T. ]^)liss, which stated 
fullv its acts and doings in locating the site of monument {>ro- 
])Osed to be erected in the \'icksburg National Park to commem- 
orate the share taken b\' the Michigan trooi)s in the historic 



68 Michigan at Vicksburg 

campaign and siege of Vicksburg in 1S()3. The legislature of 
1 !»().") by Act Xo. 2-V.) appropriated the sum of ten thousand 
dollars ( $10, 000. 00 ) to defray the expenses attending the build- 
ing of such monument. At a meeting held in Detroit in Novem- 
ber, IIH)."), Major George H. Hojikins was empowered and author- 
ized by the Commission to procure plans and specifications to be 
submitted to the Commission. The Commission is informed 
that he had entered upon the work assigned and had been in 
communication with artists, etc.. but to what extent and how far 
the Commission is not advised, Major Hopkins' untimely death 
has paralyzed the ctiforts of the Commission bv leaving it in 
doubt as to what he had done and losing the benefit of his w-ell 
known and great judgment and qualifications to so completely 
fill the })Osition assigned him. 

The main and governing reason why no contract has as yet 
been made for such monument is this : 

Every state re])resented in the United States Army at the 
siege of X'ickslnirg has by liberal appropriation, worthy of their 
states, done, and are doing their share, in making the Vicksburg 
National Park one of the finest, if not the finest. X^ational Park 
in the country. For instance, the state of Illinois a]:)])ropriated 
$2r)0,000.00, Iowa $i:)0.000.00, Ohio $5(),000.00. Wisconsin $30,- 
000.00, etc. llius you will see that the meagre ap])ropriation of 
$10. 000. 00 made by our legislature cuts a sorry figure. 

The Commission has investigated the monument business 
quite thoroughly and we find that with the $10,000.00 appro- 
priated for that ])ur])ose, even ])Utting the whole amount into one 
monument, it would make no showing at all placed upon the 
beautiful and sightly position which we have selected and which 
has been assigned to us by the Vicksburg Park Commission. 
We enclose map marked "Exhibit A" and have marked our posi- 
tion on Union Avenue with "X" in red ink. also drawn line in 
red showing the circle the Avenue takes at this point. Red "X" 
where Illinois and Iowa have placed their memorials and posi- 




Chas. C. Hopkins 
ord Secretary of the Commission 



TO Michigan at Jlcksbiirg 



tioiis occujMcd by the Tth Michigan Battery, General Grant's 
Headquarters and Alassachusetts monument. 

We are also enclosing views of the Illinois and Iowa Me- 
morials and some of the monuments already erected in the Park. 

It is unnecessary to remind Your Excellency of the import- 
ance to the country of the successes of the National Army in 
this campaign. By many military judges, the generalship dis- 
played by General Grant has not been excelled in modern war- 
fare. The heroic fighting (pialities displayed by his troops will 
ever redound to the credit of the American soldier. The capture 
of Vicksburg undoubtedly was the death knell of the Confed- 
eracy, both from a moral and military view, its chances for final 
success vanished. 

^Michigan \yas represented in that campaign bv nine ( !• ) 
organizations; seven (]) Infantry regiments and two {2) bat- 
teries of Artillery. 

It is not expected that Michigan would appro] )riate such 
sums as Illinois, Iowa or Ohio, but it would surely seem that 
it would have sufficient ])ride in its record to give a ])roportionate 
amount. 

The Commission has expended none of the $1 0, ()()(). 00 a])pro- 
])riated and will make an eft'ort to have the amoimt increased bv 
the incoming legislature and would urgently and resi)ectfullv ask 
Your Excellency's co-operation in the same. 

Idle death of ?\lajor Hopkins leaves a vacancy in the Com- 
mission which we ask to have filled by Your Excellency. The 
Commission would very much like to have the Act amended so 
that they would have the |)Ower to associate with it some person 
other than a participant in the campaign. That is, the Commis- 
sion of three a])point a citizen to act with them. This is for the 
l^urpose of having associated with them one who has the technical 
knowledge and ex])erience necessary to intelligently advise us in 
the premises and who could give the Commission the advantage 



Micliiyaii al ricksbiiry 11 



of a trained ex])criencc. The Commission is informed that Cap- 
tain W. T. Ri,yi)\-. Cliairman of the National I'ark Commission, 
of X'ickshnrt^". has or will forward to you documents and i)apers 
bearing;' upon the subject. 

'Idle site of the Michigan momunent is on the line of bunion 
Avenue at the ])ositinn occu])ied 1)\- !)eCiol_\'er"s Sth Michigan 
Batterx'. where the brave and gallant Ca])tain I^eCjolyer fell 
mortallv wounded, and is one of the best and most sightly in the 
whole line of investment. At this point the .\venue forms a semi- 
circle which gives a hue view from three sides. This is to the 
Commission a ver\- strong reason wh\' Michigan should be better 
represented than it can ])ossiblv be bv the amount now appro- 
priated. It will be near 1)\- and in plain view of the most historic 
points of the line and in close ju.xtaposition with the splendid 
memorials ot llhnois. Iowa and ( )hio. 

Jt wotild seem that the legislature would conclude that this 
is not a matter of the present onl\- : the mone\- to be ex])ended 
for present use, by way of celebration, etc., but is for all time 
and will be a lasting memorial for future generations to know that 
Michigan has ])ride in its solclier\- and gloried in their achieve- 
ments. 

^'ours \'er_\- Respect fulK', 

b^RED S. IICTCHIXSOX. Chairman. 
E. E. LEWIS, Secretary. 

A qtiestion having arisen as to the autlKjrity of the Com- 
mission to erect a single Monument and Tablet at X'icksburg-, 
instead of Monuments to each regiment engaged, the matter was 
referred to the Attorney (leneral o\ Michigan tor decision who 
re])lied as follows : 

Opinion of Attorney General Grant Fellows 

Mr. C. C. Hoi'kix.^^, 

Sec'v Michigan X'icksburg .Militar\- T'ark Comnn'ssion. 
Eansing, M ich. 



72 Michigan at Vickshitrg 

Dear Sir : 

You have recently referred to this Department an inquiry 
relative to the right of your Commission to use the balance of 
all moneys remaining unexpended out of the a])propriations made 
by Act 240 of the Public Acts of 1!)0;3 ; 23!) of the Public Acts of 
]UOr) and 288 of the Public Acts of 1!)07, for the erection of a 
single monument in the Vicksburg National Park for the pur- 
pose of comtuemorating the memory of Michigan soldiers par- 
ticipating in that battle. It appears that the hrst of these acts 
created the X'icksburg Military Commission and made a small 
appropriation for the actual exi)enses of its members incurred 
in the making of certain investigations thereby authorized. The 
enactment of l!)()o appropriated the sum of $10,()0().()() "for the 
purpose of erecting monuments within the X'icksburg National 
Military Park, to designate the positions occupiid in the campaign 
and siege of Vicksburg by the 2nd, 8th, 12th, Mth. lUh, 2()th and 
2Tth Regiments of Michigan lnfantr\- and Batteries G and H, 
1st Michigan Light Artillery." It is further provided that the 
amount so appropriated is to l)e expended under the supervision 
of the Commission, which is given power under the second Sec- 
tion of the Act to determine "the design and number of monu- 
ments to be erected." Act 288 of 1907 is expressly designated as 
being supplementary to 23!) of I !>()."). It approijriates the further 
sum of $10, ()()(). 00 but does not attemjjt to change in any wav 
the powers and duties ])reviously conferred upon the Coiumission. 

It is my o])inion, based u])on the language of these enact- 
ments that an intent is ])lainly manifest to vest the Commission 
with a large measure of discretion with reference to the per- 
formance of the duties placed upon it. Under the provisions of 
Section two of the Act of 1 !)().") above referred to, the power 
is clearly conferred to determine the number of monuments that 
shall be constructed in carrying out the main purpose of the acts. 
This power is, I think, broad enough to permit the Commission to 
erect a single luonuiuent provided the saiue can be so placed as 




Cai'T. C G. Hampton 
4th Secretary of the Commission 



Alichigaii at I'icksburg 



to designate the locations occupied by the various detachments 
of Michigan troo|)s specilied in the act. In other words, the fact 
that the phu'al number is used in Act ■-^;>!» of IDO.") should not, in 
my judgment, be construed as imposing upon the Commission the 
duty of erecting more than one monument if in the exercise of its 
best judgment it appears that the legislative intent will be better 
carried out by the construction of one. 

Respectfully yours. 

Signed: (iRANT FELLOWS, 

Attorney General. 

On A])ril (i, IDl."), the Commission made a report to Gover- 
nor Ferris, of which the following is an extract : 

Mr. Herbert Adams, of New York City, was chosen as the 
sculptor of the Michigan momnnent. After several consulta- 
tions with him, and considering several sketches, the Commission 
decided upon one and on June Dth, I'.Ul, executed a contract 
with Mr. Adams for the monument. 

On October 1 1th, the Conunission and Secretarv, Charles C. 
Ho])kins, went to \'icksburg, met Mr. Adams there and with 
the aid of the X'icksburg National Park Commission, located the 
jirecise si)ot for the erection of the monument and the marker 
descriptive of the location of the Michigan troops who partici- 
])ated in that memoral)le campaign. 

r)n receiving notice recently from ^Ir. Adams, that the life 
size clay model was ready for inspection, the Commission went 
to New York City, and being well satisfied with the model, ap- 
proved it and instructed Mr. Adams to ])roceed with all possible 
despatch to com]:)lete the monument. 

THE MONUMENT 

The Alichigan monument consists of the svmbolic figure of 
Alichigan bringing laurels to her brave sons. 

This hgure, which is vigorous, digniiied and simple, is eight 



Micii'ujan al ricksbitr(j 



feet in height and stands in front of an olielisk whicli readies a 
height of over thirty-seven feet. 

The hgure and obeHsk rest uj)on a l)ase which l)'"ars the 
inscrii)tion : 

"]\richioan"s Triljnte of Honor to Ider SoUhers who Served 
in the C"am])aign and Siege of X'ickshnrg." 

The entire nionnment. inchuhng the statue, is of white 
Rethel granite. The statue and lower third of the monument 
are cut from one piece of granite which weighed in the rough, 
nearlv fortv tons. The monument stands on a ])hnth or step 
measuring ten feet six inches h\- eleven feet nine inches, and 
was also crit from one l)lock. There is not a vertical ])oint in 
the whole monument and it should he as enduring as the ages. 

'idle site of the monument is on the line of Union .\venuc, 
at the position ()ccui)ied by l)eCjol\er's Sth Michigan liattery, 
where the gallant Ca])tain DeGolver fell mortall\- wounded, and 
is among the best and most sightlv in the whole line of invest- 
ment. At this ])oint the avenue forms a semi-circle, giving a 
line view from three sides and in ])lain view of the most historic 
points of the line. 

THE TABLET 

Idle bronze tablet, thirty-two inches, horizontal, by lifty 
inches, vertical, erected o])])osite tlie moiniment. contains the fol- 
lowing inscri])tion : 

* M I C H I G A N * 

ARMY OF THE TENNESSEE 

Otii Corps 1st Div. 1st Brig. 

Kth Infantry, Lt. Col. Constant Luce 

2Uh Infantrv. Lt. Col. j. II. Richardson, Colonel Dorus M. Fox 

Ih'ii CoKi'S 1st Di\'. iiko ])Ki(;. 

^nd Infantry, Col. William Humphrey 



76 Michigan at Jlcksbiirg 

8th Infantry. Col. Frank Graves 

•20th Infantry, Lt. Col. \V. Huntington Smith 

loTii Corps, !»tii Division 

7th Light Batty.. Capt. Chas. H. Lanphere 

Killed ;>. wounded 4. total i. 

KiTii Corps 1st Diw "^nd likic. 

l.lth Infantry, Colonel John M. ()liver 

Prov. Div. En'gelm.ann's Rrig. 

l'-2th Infantry, Col. William H. Graves 

Kth Corps, ord Division 

8th Light liatty., Ca])t. Samuel DeGolyer. Lt. T. \\'. Lockwood 

Killed 1, wounded 7, total 8. 

Ca]:)t. S. DeGolyer mortally wounded May •28th, 18(i3. 

Granite pedestal "20 inches hy 48 inches hy 80 inches. 

War Department 

ViCKSBi'Rc, National Military Park Commission 

X'icksburg. ]\liss., December H, P)13. 

Hon. Chas. C. Hopkins, Secretary, 

Michigan-Vicksburg Park Commission, 
Capitol Building. Lansing, Michigan. 

Dear Sir : 

Paragraph 10 of the War Departiuent's regulations for the 
government of the ])ark is as follows: 

"Inscrij^tions must be purely historical and must relate only 
to the V^icksburg campaign. They must be based ujjon, and con- 
form to, the official reports of that campaign, and must be sub- 
mitted to the Secretarv of War. through the Park Commissioners, 
for his approval, before being adopted and cut into the stones. 
The site and design of each proj^osed monument, marker, or 
tablet must also be approved by the Secretary of War. Founda- 
tions for authorized monuments and markers will be constructed 
bv the Comiuission, at the cost of the Park a])]M-opriation." 




1 () 1 1 X M . Do X ALDSO X 

Member of the Commission 



78 Michigan at Vickshnrg 

The work of the Commission finished, the heautiful monu- 
ment erected in honor of onr ^ilichigan heroes is the result of 
our efforts. It has been a labor of love, and we now. through 
our chairman, present to the State of Michigan our tribute to 
her gallant sons who won honor on this battlefield. 
Respectfully sul^mitted, 

Ci.Ai'Dius P). Grant, 
E. E. Li:wis, 

JOHX M. DOXAI.DSOX, 

CiiAKLi:s G. Ma.mi'tox. .Secretary. 

Tlie cliairman ot tlie Commission. Col. C. B. (jrant. then 
])resented the monument to the Governor. 

Fellow Citizens of our L'nited LOuntrv : 

The ground on wliich we stand is hallowed bv the deeds of 
valiant men — men who fought with a courage unsurpassed in 
any war. for the cause they believed to be right. The Union 
soldiers gallantly assaulted. The Confederate soldiers as gallantly 
defended. In the three months' caiupaign for the possession of 
Vicksburg. ])rior to the surrender. .').()()() Confederates and Fed- 
erals went to their death on the fields of l)attle. and ll.lS-.^ were 
wounded. How many died of wounds and oi disease I have not 
the figures at hand to show. Idiat the numl)er is large is shown 
b\- the fact that G.OOO graves (jf Union soldi-rs are found in 
the National Cemetery adjoining this park. Here foes met foes 
V'orthy of their steel. The issues involved were settled by the 
ar])itrament of war. 

This is no tinie — this no ])lace — to even refer to those 
issues. The sacredness of this |)lace and the welfare of otu" 
common country forbid it. Of those who here fought few who 
wore the blue and few who wore the gray remain. We who 
were once foes are now the best of friends. We have long since 
buried all animosities. I here on this sacred ground now assert 
with a confidence that amounts to knowledge that we all rejoice 



Mich'ujaii at I'icksbiirg TJ) 

that we are citizens of one great nation of i)ros])erous. contented 
and ])atriotic citizens, knowing no north, no sontli, no east, no 
west. 

Last April, in Riclmionch X'irginia. I stood in front of a 
l)eantifnl sliaft erected in nieniorv of (jnc wlio fongiit hravelv 
in the Confederate ar!n\- and years aft; r fought witli eifnal 
hravery for his conntrv in tlic S])anish war. ( )n one face of 
the monnment I read "Aiajor ( iciieral I'. .S. A." and on tlie o])|)0- 
site face "Afajor Ck'neral C". S. A." 'I'hc name was Fitzlnigli 
Lee. ^My lieart sweHed witli i)ride th.at I was a citizen of this 
united rei)uhlic. These grounds, thesr monuments are dedicated 
and consecrated to the memor\- of those who fought and lost as 
well as of those who fought and won. 

And now. ("iO\ernor h't^-rris, the Commission to which was 
committed l)y the peojjle of ATichigan, through its legislature, 
the dut\' to select anfl erect a trihute to her soldiers who ])artici- 
jiated in the X'ickshurg cam])aign. has ])erformed that dutv to 
the hest of the ahilit\' (d' its nicmhers. Th.e result is now pre- 
sented to you. We think we were fortunate in selecting Mr. 
Herhert Adams as om* sculjitor. His design met our unanimous 
approval ar.d its execution has keen all that we could <lesire. We 
hope it will h.' acce])tahle to you and the ])eople of our state. 
We now ])re^ent it to you for the State of Michigan for vou in 
l)ehalf of our state to present to a reunited nation. 

This heautiful \rdvk with its monuments will he a mecca for 
American citizens for centuries to come. Here the\' will lind 
not only trihutes to valor hut evidences that hrotherl\- love, lo\-- 
alty and ])atriotism rule a free ])eo|)le who want ])eace with honor 
but who ])refer war to peace with dishonor. 

Governor W'oodhridge N. Ferris accepted the monument 
in the following words: 
Fellow Citizens: 

When the Civil War broke out \ was a mere bov, eight 



80 Alichigaii at I'icksbitrg 

years of age. My father lived on a farm four miles from Spen- 
cer, N. v., our Star Route postoffice. Every Saturday night 
during the Civil War it was my task to walk four miles and hack 
in order to get the weekly newspaj)er. Father couldn't read. 
Mother was always husv looking after the welfare of the five 
children then born. Consequently, I was obliged to read aloud 
almost the entire contents of the newspaper. Father was intense- 
ly interested in the war. He hated war with (juite as much 
vigor as does his surviving son. I do not need to tell this audi- 
ence that the Civil War is unique in the history of the world. 
It was brother against l)rother ; it was a family (|uarrel. Tt is 
not my pur])Ose to discuss the causes that led up to this awful 
conflict. ^lore than fifty years have j^assed since the Civil War 
closed. Only a few of the boys who wore the blue, only a few 
of the bovs who wore the gray, survive to tell the story to their 
grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Perha])s from the stand- 
point of patriotism there is no more glorious fact in history than 
that there is today no north, no south, no east, no west, just a 
regenerated brotherhood. In this world crisis we can but feel 
that this loyalty on the part of forty-eight states to the charter 
of American libertv. the Declaration of Independence, should 
cause us to rejoice with an enthusiasm that words cannot express. 
Human liberty is the goal toward which all nations are looking, 
even if under existing conditions they dare not say it. There is 
always the world-wide hope that some day the nations of the 
earth mav recognize the true relationship of all men as pro- 
claimed in the Sermon on the ]\Iount. 

Of the twelve d-cisive battles in the Civil War, Vicksburg 
and Gettysburg occu])y a singular ])osition. Victories in both 
great battles were achieved by the boys in blue on the 4th of 
July. 1863. It is not my purpose to even describe the battle of 
Vicksburg or further comment ui)()n it. It is not my purpose 
to even so much as n^ention the chieftains who took the leading 
1)art in either of these battFs. X'icksburg is a historical spot. 
The descendants of both the bovs in blue and the boys in gray 




Capt. E. E. Li: wis 

Member of the Commission 



82 Michigan at Vicksburg 

will visit this cemetery not so much to recall one of the great 
battles of the Civil War, as to recall loving memories of those 
who gave u]) their lives in this awful struggle. Thev will also 
have in their hearts the conviction that the Union was worth 
l)reserving, that the Union having been i)reserved. belongs to no 
section but to all sections of the United States. 

At the ])resent hour we rejoice over the fact that we are a 
united nation, that if the United States were involved in war 
th.ere would l)e a unitv of action that would surj^ass anvthing 
that the world has ever witnessed. We have alreadv learned the 
lesson that in unit\- there is strength. This nation has one flag 
under which all Americans arc ])roud to march regardless of 
their race distinctions. 

Other nations have endeavored to revere and cherish the 
memory of loved ones, the meiuory of those who have made 
lasting contributions to the great human brotherhood, by erect- 
ing n^ionuments in puljlic places, bv i)lacing pictures of the great 
in state institutions, in ])ublic Ijuildings, in colleges, schools and 
churches. 1 ask that in the United States the twenty million 
bovs and girls may have larger opportunities for being reminded 
of the heroic deeds of their forefathers. I would place in public 
squares, in school buildings, and in all buildings where people 
congregate, statues and |)ictures of great Americans. It is not 
sufficient that the heroic dead should be remembered through 
monuments placed in cemeteries. I would also provide inscrii)- 
tions for everv place of historical interest in the United States. 
This is a work that both national and state law-making bodies 
should espouse. I sincerely hope and pray that a new enthus- 
ism mav be aroused along this line. 

On this memorial day 1 l:)ring greetings to the Sunny South 
from the great State of Michigan. This monument is erected in 
memory of Michigan soldiers who fought and died in the battle 
of Vicksburg. AIv colleagues join me. heart and soul, in this 
commemoration. Michigan is proud of the position she tjccu- 



Michif/aii at I'ickshnrg 83 

pies in our s^real I'nion. I k-r sons have al\va\s displaved cour- 
age that has commanded the resjx'Ct and a(hniration of the other 
states. Her sons are ins])ired and encourao'ed l)y a patriotism 
whicli signifies that the American fireside is to remain forever 
sacred. In acce])ting this monument for the State of Micliigan, 
1 feel tliat it is titling tliat I (|Uot'.' from Lincoln's (iettvshurg 
s])eech : 

"It is for us. the living, rather to l)e dedicated here to the 
unhnished work which they who fought here have thus far so 
nol)l_\- advanced. It is rather for us to he here dedicated to the 
great task remaining before us, that from these honored dead 
we take increased devotion to that cause for which thev here 
gave the last full measure of devotion; that we here highl\- re- 
solve that these dead shall not \va\v died in vain ; that this nation, 
under God, shall have a new birth of freedom, and that govern- 
ment of the peo])le. b\- the j)eoi)le, and for the people, shall not 
])erish from the earth." 

In m\; judgment tliis is the ijrofoundest declaration of human 
brotherhood that has been ])ronounced to anv i)eo])le since the 
utterance of the Sermon on the Mount. In ])resenting this mon- 
ument to the United .States I do it in the s|)irit that inspired the 
immortal Lincoln. Mav this monument remain for all time as 
an everlasting reminder of the heroic dead, as an everlasting re- 
nu'nder of American patriotism, and as an everlasting reminder 
of the w(!rld-saving" ])ower of democrac\". 

C'a])tain William T. Ivigby accejited tb.e monument for the 
L'nitt'd States in these brief but i:n])ressive wo'"ds : 

With thanks to the Legislature and the i)CO|)le of Michigan, 
to you. Lieutenant ( jo\-ernor Dickinson, and .Speaker Smith, to 
C'olout'l ( irant and the other members ancl the secretar\' of the 
State Commission, and to .^cul])tor Adams, b\- (hrection of llu- 
War De])artment and for the Lnited .States, I acct'jit .Michigan's 
ha])i)ilv ])lanned, nobl_\- executed antl ver_\- b'iautifiil gifts to this 
l)attlefield park. 



84 Michigan at Vicksburg 

Hon. C. W. Smith, Speaker of the House, was called upon 
and spoke briefly. He was very hap])y in his remarks, the spirit 
of patriotism that i)ervaded everyone present found a ready re- 
sponse and his remarks were highly appreciated. 

The band ])layed "Tenting On the Old Cam]-) dround." 

The response on behalf of the State of ^^lississippi was by 
Hon. R. \\\ Griffith, president of the l^rst National I'ank of 
Vicksburg. 

Mr. (iriffith before commencing the deliverv of his 
address as an introductcjry of himself to the visitors said: "I 
am a son of a man who saw service as an officer in the United 
States army in Mexico and afterward an officer in the Confed- 
erate armv, being killed in the battle of Richmond." Mr. Grif- 
fith said he was ])rotKl of his father's ^Mexico war record and 
had no apologies to make for the record he made in the Con- 
federate army. 

Address of Hon. B. W. Griffith 

Mr. Chairman, Gentlemen of the Michigan National Military 
Park C\)mmission, Ladies and Gentlemen : 

Fitting indeed it was that the State of Michigan should 
have erected in this battle ])ark a memorial to the valor of her 
brave sons who fell on this historic held and of those, no less 
brave, who survived. More fitting still it is that the governor 
of that great commonwealth and you members of the Commis- 
sion, with other prominent citizens, should come here and hold 
these dedicatorv and memorial services. 

In this business age we all do well to put aside for a time 
the demands of our vocations and make oiu" wav to some shrine 
of patriotism, there to recall what our country has done for us 
and consider what we owe to her. As mankind receives without 
thought and enjoys without gratitude water, heat, light and the 
very air we breathe, not to speak of the many comforts of life 




Supt. 



Cai't. Wm. 
of National 



T. RiGRV 

Park, Vicksburg 



8G Michigan at Jlcksbiirg 



— all gifts from a gracious Heavenly Father, even so we take 
as a matter of course the protection of our government in the 
enjoyment of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness, little con- 
sidering at what great cost it was bought and has been preserved, 
and regarding still less any duty we may owe to her. Let us now 
at this shrine not only take thought of the valorous deeds of our 
ancestors, but also meditate on our duties as citizens. Let the 
lives of those brave men who contended in deadly strife on this 
fateful held, men who, whether they wore the blue or the gray, 
responded to their country's call and devoted their lives, their 
fortunes and their sacred honor to the right as God gave them 
to see the right — let their lives be an inspiration to our loyalty 
and zeal, and let us all here "highly resolve that these shall not 
have died in vain * * * and that this government of the 
people, by the j^eople and for the people shall not perish from 
the earth." 

Many handsome statues, busts and monuments of bronze and 
marble have been erected in this battle ])ark. commemorative 
of the courage, skill and military ability of the officers in both 
armies in the V'icksburg campaign. This is well. History gives 
account of no greater military commandeers than those who took 
part in the Civil War. We search its ])ages in vain for military 
captains who outrank Lee and (irant, jackscMi and Sherman. 
But this memorial, as those of sister states, is erected and dedi- 
cated to the valor and patriotism of all; of the man who carried 
the nuisket as well as of him who wore the epaulettes; aye, of 
the drummer boy as well as of the general. And it is only jus- 
tice. The leaders were able, loyal and valiant ; we thank God 
for them. lUit they were few, and the result at last rested with 
the ])rivates — the faithful many, "whether unknown or known 
to fame," content with the consciousness of duty well done. 
Idiink Aou that it would have availed for Aaron and Hur to hold 
up the wearied arms of Moses at Rephidim had the men of 
Israel shown their hacks to the hosts of Amalek? Was it the 
courage and resolution of Jackson alone that insi)ired that splen- 



Michigan of Vickshurg 



did eulogy from the gallant Mciiee? \\'as it not ratlier the 
unwavering" front of Jackson's brigade, the fortitude and hero- 
ism of the i)rivate soldier, that gave to Jackson the soul)ri<[uet 
of "Stonewall." and endowed that sim])le term with immortalitv ! 
So while we bestow full honors on our officers let us not forget 
the praise and honor due the private soldier, who with un- 
daunted coiu'age, unswerving loyalty and ])atient endurance, 
served his country with uncom])laining fidelitw 

\\q summon before this presence the shades of our death- 
less dead. Idiey march before us with royal mien and match- 
less tread. Not footsore and weary but with the vigor and 
buoyancy of eternal \-outh ; clothed not in faded blue or tattered, 
gray, but in the res])lendent habiliments of immortalit\- ; not in 
o])posing ranks with discordant drum and nerved for desjierate 
conflict, but in a solid column of loving brothers ; not as victors 
and vanquished, but heroes all, each wearing the crown of loy- 
alty set with the gem of faithfulness. Before these wf)rthies we 
stand with uncovered heads and take the shoes from otT our feet 
for 'tis holy ground. ( )n the altars of our hearts the fires of 
]iatriotism are kindled anew. lns])ire(l 1)\- the recollection of 
their valor and their loyalty, which each sealed with his blood, 
we open our li])S to shout their praise and seize our ])en to record 
their glory. Stay! a majestic form aj^pears. bright with the 
efifulgence of the immortals. With the voice of an archangel 
he shouts, "These are blame's! This field is b'ame's eternal 
camj)ing ground" where "Their silent tents are S])read ; and 
Glory guards with solemn round; the bivouac of your dead." 

And mine it is to inscribe their (Xitad in letters of unfading and 
unfailing light. Unfold, ye heavens, }our broadest skies and 
give fit space for the record of the imperishable achievements 
of the American Sf)ldier ! Xay, let me seek a more enduring 
re])Ository, for in the last days the heavens themselves shall be 
rolled up like a scroll. ( )pen \-our hearts, ye sons and daughters 
of these illustrious sires, and let there be ])lanted a li\-ing record 
of how nobly the_\- liyed, how bravely they fought, how glori- 



88 AlicJi i gan at l^icksbitrg 

ously thev died ! And this record shall endure forever, for it 
shall be ever freshened by the gracious outpoin-ing from grateful 

hearts, of 

"Love and tears for the Blue 
Tears and love for the Gray." 

]Music — "America." 

Benediction. 

In the evening the Board of Trade continued their courtesies, 
each memlier of the delegation being presented a ticket to the 
theatre to hear Miss Maude Adams. 

Thus pleasantly ended our visit to "Dixie Land." The 
weather was all that could be desired. The beautiful city on 
the Mississippi was a joy to behold, the roses were in bloom and 
all nature joined with the hospitable peo])le in giving ^Michigan 
a joyous welcome. 




AIiss Helen F. Lewis 
Unveiled the Monument 



Comments of tne V icksDurg Papers on tne 
Dedication 

Vicksburg Post, November !• : In tbis materiabstic age it 
is well tbat a governor of a niigbty state, togetber witb his 
official party and friends, can take tinie to travel a thousand miles 
or so and pay honor and homage to the memory of brave sol- 
diers who fought with courage and devotion over a half century 
ago. Governor Ferris and the Micbiganders should be made 
welcome to our citv and section. The Post hopes the Michigan 
monument dedication will be auspicious and interesting, and that 
the visit of the northerners to our city will be productive of many 
new friendships. 

The Michigan Dedication 

Vicksburg Herald. November 11, lIMii: The V'icksburg 
^Military Park is not onl\- a memorial of one of the most gallant 
battlefields ever fought on American s(m1, but is a j^ledge and 
covenant of the amitv and reunion of the peoj)le of a nation 
divided for a time by fratricidal warfare. Every luonument 
therein dedicated, witb the attendant ceremonies, is an emblem 
and a compact, not of mere forgiveness on either side, but of 
renewed and strengthened patriotic feeling, and a reassevera- 
tion of a common loyalty. 

These facts have never been more sharply realized than at 
the dedication of the Michigan memorial on yesterday, in the 
presence of the Governor and Lieutenant Governor of that state, 
the officers of the State Commission, and a great throng of 
citizens. It is wholesome and beneficial to such an assemblage 
to feel the thrill of national pride tbat is natural on such an 
occasion, to bear such sentiments as were voiced by the speakers, 
and to know and feel that those sentiments, expressing the one- 
ness of a j)eop!e, are without (juestion sincere and heartfelt. 



MicJiKjaii at I'icksburg 91 

It would have been well it cverv ])a])er in the land could 
have had a representative on the ground, to proclaim to the 
entire nation that the Vickshurg hattleheld, once the climax of 
civil warfare, is now an object lesson in national unitw Espe- 
ciallv tinielv was the occasion, coming close u])on the sinister at- 
tempt to fan into life, for ])olitical purposes, an\- embers of sec- 
tional animosit\- that might still be smouldering. Their refusal 
to listen to this a])])eal has ha])pil\' been uttered 1)\- the people 
of the whole nation in tones which drown any bjsser voice, but, 
even if unheard bexond the assemblage that stood about the 
Michigan luonument, the message that was told there was an 
eloquent aiul signiiicant part of the proclamation of the unitv 
of a ])eople. 



The dedication of the Alichigan memorial, which took ])lace 
at 2 :o() this afternoon, was an impressive and pleasant event. 
The speakers were all brief in their remarks and exi)ressed them- 
selves clearly and interestingi)-. The nmsic was spirited and 
reflected the patriotic spirit of the occasion. 

The pleasant da\' added the Imal touch (d' enjoxnient to the 
occasion. The ])ark appeared in the most favor.able light under 
the ideal weather cor.ditions and the northern visitors were 
charmed with the surrounding countrv and attractive scenes 
along the driveway. 

Governor l')ill)o and Congressman Collier were unable to be 
])resent at the exercises this afternoon, Mr. IC W. ( iriflith taking 
their i)laces on the iM'ogram. 

A large number of V'icksburgers were present, a number 
of the local peo])le having seats reserved on. the platform as 
guests of the Commission. 

The Michigan State memorial is one of the most beautiful 
and im])ressive on the ])ark and aroused the admiration (d' everv 
one of the party from Michigan who expressed themselves as 
being proud of this work of art. 



92 Michigan at Vickshurg 



The ^Michigan delegation was met at the hotel this after- 
noon by the Vickshurg band and escorted to the site of the 
memorial where the exercises took place. The program was 
followed in everv detail except that the Hon. B. W. Griffith 
acted as speaker in the place of the absent Gov. Bilbo and Con- 
gressman Collier. Mr. C. W. Smith, speaker of the House of 
Representatives in Michigan, closed the exercises with a few 
informal remarks and was followed by the benediction, pro- 
nounced by the Rev. J. C. Johnes, 

The dedicatory exercises opened with the unveiling of the 
^Michigan State memorial by ]\Irs. Helen Lewis King. A photog- 
rapher was in attendance and a photograph was made at this 
point. 

After the unveiling, the program was carried out without in- 
terruption, as previously arranged. 

The }*Iichigan ])arty consisted of the following: Mr. C. 
W. Smith, speaker of the House of Representatives in Michi- 
gan; the Governor. Hon. Woodbridge N. Ferris; Lieutenant 
Governor, Hon. Luren D. Dickinson ; Members of the Commis- 
sion — Col. C. B. Grant, chairman ; Capt. E. E. Lewis, Mr. John 
^L Donaldson, Capt. C. G. Hampton, secretary; Mr. Albert Dun- 
ham, ^Ir. Robert W. Griswold, Hon. Frank McPhillips, Mrs. 
Helen Lewis King. Mr. and IMrs. John H. Stevens, and Mrs. 
Jessie Rowley, daughter of Mr. R. W. Griswold. 

Immediatelv following the unveiling of the memorial by 
Mrs. Helen Lewis King, the Hon. Luren D. Dickinson, Lieuten- 
ant Governor of Michigan, made the opening address. His re- 
marks were made informally and had an element of spontaneity 
which was refreshing and pleasing. He spoke of the effect of 
brotherlv feeling which had been brought about by the Park 
Commission, in that the work of the Commission brought the 
North and South into closer relations. 



A Brief History of tne Micnigan Regiments 

ana Batteries Engaged, m tne 

V icksDurg Campaign 

Second Infantry 

The "^nd Infantry was recruiU'd under the first proclama- 
tion of President Lincohi of April !•"). 18iJl, calling for i.l.OOO 
volunteers of the organized militia for three months' service, 
but on subsequent instructions from the \\'ar De])artnient. it 
was re-enlisted for three vears. 

Colonel Israel ]>. Richardson ordered the regiment to ren- 
dezvous at the Fair Grounds in Detroit, later the regiment was 
transferred to Fort W'avne. near Detroit, where its recruitment 
was com])leted. and was luustered into the service of the United 
States May 'l'\ isiij. with 1.01.'! officers and men on its rolls. 
l)eing the first of the three years' regir.ients raised in the state. 

The different comjianies com])Osing the regiment were known 
l)y the annexed letters : 

Scott Guard. Comjjany A. 
Hudson -Vrtillerv. Com])any E. 
Hattle Creek Artillery. Company C. 
Adrian Guard, Compau}- D. 
Xiles (Color Com])any). Company E. 
Flint Union Greys. Company F. 
Constantine Union Guard, Company G. 
East Saginaw Guard, Company H. 
Kalamazoo Light Guard Xo. 1, Comjxuiy I. 
Kalamazoo Blair Guard Xo. 'I, Com])an\- K. 

l-IELH AND .STAFF 

Colonel. Israel li. Richardson. Pontiac. 
Lietitenant Colonel. Henry L. Chipman. Detroit. 
}ilajor. Adolphus W. Williams. Lansing. 



04 MicJiigan at Vickshiirg 



Surgeon, Alonzo B. Palmer, Ann Arlior. 
Assistant Surgeon, Henry l*". Lyster, Detroit. 
Adjutant, William J. Lyster, Detroit. 

CO}>I PA N^' OFF! CI':KS 

Captains — A, Louis Dillman. Detroit ; B, Reuben A. Beach, 
Hudson ; C, Cornelius Byington, luittle Creek ; D, AA'illiam Hum- 
phrey, Adrian ; E, Robert Brethschneider, Xiles ; V. Williaiu R. 
]\Iorse, Flint; G, John A. Lawson, Constantine ; H, William L. 
Whipple, Detroit; I, Dwight May, Kalamazoo; K, Charles S. 
ALav, Kalamazoo. 

First Lieutenants — A. John \'. Ruehle, Detroit; B. Cyrus E. 
Bigelow, Hudson; C, Joseph M. Ikirton, Battle Creek; D, Frank 
AL Wood, Adrian; E. Benjamin Brownell, Niles ; V, William 
Turner, Flint; G, Richard T. ^Morton, Constantine; H, Emil 
]\Ioores. Detroit; I, William J. Handy, Kalamazoo; K, George 
W. Park, Kalamazoo. 

Second Lieutenants — A. (iustave Kast, Detroit; IC d'ilson C. 
Bardon, Fludson ; C, Joseph F. (ulman. Battle Creek ; D, William 
L. Burlingaiue, Adrian; E, Jerome lieals, Xiles; V. James Far- 
rand, Flint ; G, William J. Lyster, Detroit ; H, John Leidlin, Sag- 
inaw ; L lohn ^L Norvill, Detroit; K, Harry C. Church, Kala- 
mazoo. 

1die regiment left for Washington June (ith. arriving there 
June 10th, and were tpuirtered on Washington Heights near 
"Chain Uridge." The tirst engagement was at I'dackburn's b^ird. 
Julv IS, with a small loss in wounded. Colonel Richardson com- 
luanded the brigade, Lieut. Col. Chipman h.aving been a]i])ointed 
a Cai)tain in the Regular Army, the command of the regiment 
devolved upon Major Williams. 

The regiment, although not engaged at Bull Run, had the 
honor, together with the ^ird Michigan, of covering the retreat. 

The regiment spent the wiiUer n.ear .Vlexandria and in ^Lirch 
under the command of Colonel '' )rlando ^L Poe, entered on the 
Peninsular Campaign in the .'ird Brigade, ord Division, .'jrd Corps, 



Michigan at Vicksburg 95 

and were engaged in the siege of ^'(jrktown, at \\ illiainshurg, 
I'^air Oaks, White ( )al< Swam]). Charles City Cross Roads and 
]\Ialvern llill; its losses in tln' varions engagements were 2!) 
killed, 10 i wonndid and ."> missing. 

Engagecl at second iiull Rnn. Lient. Lnl. l)illman in com- 
mand. Colonel Poe lieing in command of the hrigade. 

In Xovemher the regiment was transferred to the '.'th C'orps 
and was in reserve at the hattle of h^redericksburg, December 
1-.^ and 1 I. 

In b\'brnar\-, ]S(i;!. the regiment was removed to l\entnck\- 
under the command of Colonel Humphrey. Fn June, with the 
'••th LVjr])S, it reinforced the arm\- of Ceneral ( irant in Missis- 
sip])i, where it served Vvith distinction in the (Irant caiupaign 
and the siege of \'icksburg. 

Upon the siu'render of N'icksburg the regiment moved with 
the armv of (ieneral Sherman, in pursuit of (leneral Johnston, and 
was actively engaged at Jackson where it sustained a loss of 
.-)() iri killed, woundefl and ])risoners. 

In Sejjtember, iSli;!, the regiment was before Knox\'ille, 
Tenn.. and activelv engaged in its defense until the enem\- with- 
drew on the Ith of December. On December Kith the regiment 
arrived at 1 Main's Cross Roads, where l!>8 re-enlisted. In h'eb- 
ruarv the regiment was ordered to Detroit where it arrived on 
the ?dth. 

Colonel O. M. T\je. now Chief Engineer, wrote a friend in 
Detroit as follows: "There is no language that can exaggerate 
the behavior of these 'braves.' They will ])rol)al)l\' lie almost 
unnoticed in Detroit, because they have been too proud to seek 
any demonstration. ^T't I would pity anyone's humanity who 
could look unmoved upon that remnant ot a regiment whose 
flag has area enough to bear the names of only a portion of their 
battles. I'roud am [ that I was ever associated with such iK-roes 
and if there is anv event in mv life with which I am ])articularly 
satisfied, it is that \ built l<"ort Saunders, and that. ])rotected 



96 Michigan at Vickshurg 

by its parapet, the regiment I once had the honor to command 
banied back, discomfited and demorahzed, more than ten times 
their number of the best troops in the rel:)el service. There is 
something subhmely grand in the steady, quiet courage of those 
men of our Seconcb They are all intelligent enough to know 
their danger and always true and brave enough to face it. They 
never vet have failed in the time of need, and they never will." 

On the oth of l\Iay, 1S()4, the rt^giment under command of 
Colonel Humphrey crossed the Rapidan and joined the Army 
of the Potomac, i)artici]mting in the battle of the Wilderness. 
Spottsvlvania Court House. Rethesda Church, Cold Harbor, 
thence to Petersburg and the W'eldon railroad. After several en- 
gagements the regiment was engaged in the trenches and on the 
?5th of ]\Iarch, ISd."). in command of Cai)tain Brighton, it par- 
ticipated in the affair at Fort Steadman, sustaining a heavy loss. 
On the ord of A])ril the regiment was engaged in the capture 
of Petersburg and remained on the South Side railroad until 
the ISth when, under command of Colonel Frederick Schneid- 
er, it was removed to Alexandria and on the 'VM'd of ^lay it 
passed with the Armv of the Potamac in the grand review before 
the President of the United States. 

0\\ the 'il'th of julv the regiment started for Alichigan, 
arriving in Detroit August 1st, where it received a great ovation. 
( )n .\ugust S it was paid oft and disbanded, thus ending the 
remarkable career of this famous regiment which retained an 
unbroken organization throughout the entire Civil War, con- 
tinuing in active service at the front from the first battle at 
Blackburn's Ford, July IS, lS(il, to the final cam]xiign ending 
at the surrender at Ajjj^omattox, April !), l.Si;."). 

There enlisted in Com])any F at Flint, Franklin Thompson, 
aged 20, ascertained afterwards to have been a female. She 
succeeded in concealing her sex, serving in various campaigns 
and battles of the regiment as a soldier. She remained with the 
regiment until April, 18G3, when she mysteriously disappeared. 



Mlcliiyan at ricksbiiry 97 

At a reunion of the regiment, October 11, 1883, the disappear- 
ance was cleared up, and in May, IDOO, Colonel Schneider \n\h- 
lished a Instorx- n\ l^^rank Tlionipson, or Mrs. Sarah E. Seelye. 
who died at Lai)orte, Texas, September ."), 18!)S, and was buried 
under the ausjjices of Huston Post of the Grand Armv of the 
Reptiblic of which she had l)een an honored member, said to be 
the onlv woman ever a member of the Grand Armv of the 
]\epul)lic. 

Total enrollment 1.819 

Killed in action 118 

Died of wounds 100 

Died in Confederate prisons IG 

Died of disease 100 

Discharged for disability (wounds or disease) . . . '-^^OS 

Eighth Infantry 

This regiment was recruited ])rinci])ally at the following 
points in August and Sei)tember. ISCd, and the companies were 
designated as follows : 

Fenton Light Guard. Flint, Company A. 

St. Johns \'oluntcers, St. Johns. Company B. 

(iratiot Rangers, Alma. Com|)anv C. 

(irand River Guards, Grand fvajiids. Company D. 

Elder Zouaves, Lansing, Company E. 

Hastings. Companv F. 

Excelsior Guard, h'lint, Company G. 

Greenville Guard. Greenville. Com])an\- FL 

Owosso, Company F. 

Jackson, Compan\- K. 

The regiment was ordered to Vi)V{ Wayne, arriving there 
Se])tember Kith, where the organization was completed, and on 
the "^^ird was nmstered into the service of the I/nited .'States, 
with '■>]'> officers and men on its rolls. 



98 Michigan at Vicksburg 

FIELn AXD STAFF 

Colonel, William M. l*\'nton. Fenton. 

Lieutenant Colonel. Frank (Graves. Niles. 

]\Iajor. Amasa R. Watson, Aluskegon. 

Surgeon, Hurlburt R. Shanks, Lansing. 

Assistant Stn-geon. Samuel K. Wooster, Grand Rapids. 

-Vdjutant, David Pj. Harbaugh. Detroit. 

Quartermaster, Asa (Gregory, Flint. 

Chaplain, William ^lahone, Detroit. 

COM PA XV OFFICERS 

Captains — A, Samuel C. Guild, Flint; R, Gilbert E. Pratt, 
Detroit ; C, Rali^h Ely, Alma ; D. Renjamin R. Church, Grand 
Rapids; E, Alatthew Elder, Lansing; V, Xelson PL Walbridge, 
Richland; G, E])hraim N. Lyon, Flint; PR Alfred R. Turner, 
Grand Rapids; I, Jay L. Quackenbush, (Jwosso ; K, George 
Proudfit, Jackson. 

First Lieutenants — A, George E. Newall, Flint ; 15, William 
E. Lewis, St. Johns ; C, George S. Gordon, Alma ; D, John C. 
Ruchanan, Grand Rapids : E. Abram Cottrell, Lansing ; F. Tra- 
verse Phillips, Hastings ; G, Horatio Relcher, Flint ; H, Richard 
N. Doyle, Georgetown ; I, Albert Rainbridge, Ryron ; K, Reuben 
S. Chenev, Moscow. 

Second Lieutenants — A, George H. Turner, Flint ; R. James 
S. Donahue. Flint ; C. Charles R. Holliday, Alma ; D. Renjamin F. 

Porter. Grand Ra])ids; E, . ; F, Jacob 

}^Laus, Hastings ; G, N. :\Iiner Pratt, hdint ; H, William A. 
Rrown, Ann Arbor; L James C. ^lerrell, Corunna ; K. William 
P. ]\Iiner, ^Moscow. 

This regiment has been designated as the "Wandering Regi- 
ment" of [Michigan, having been engaged with the enemy in 
1861, ISCi?. in South Carolina. Georgia, Virginia and Maryland, 
in 1863 in ]\Iississip])i and Tennessee, and in 1864 in Virginia. 

The regiiuent arrived in \\'ashington September oOth and 
went into camj) on Meridian Mill. On October lOth it was as- 



Micli'ujan al I'icksbiiyg !)!) 

signed to duty in the 2nd Brigade "Expeditionary Corps" under 
General W . 1. Sherman, then under orders for HiUon Head. 

Huring the halance of tlie year until July, iSli'i, the regi- 
ment was engaged reijeatedh' and met with eonsiderahle losses 
in South Carolina. ( )n jul\- ■) the regiment left for Newport 
News and was engaged in the seeond lUdl ]\un, C'enterville and 
Chantillw Cnder Lieut. Col. (iraves the regiment was heavily 
engaged at South Mountain and Antietam. The regiment was 
engaged at l^^-cderieksburg but sustained no losses. 

In March. 1S(;;1. thi- regiment was ordered to Louisville 
and thence to X'ickshurg, where it arrived on the 1 . th in com- 
mand of Colonel l*"rank ( iraves. dhe regiment was engaged in 
the battles about \ icksburg with the '.Ith C Orps. After the sur- 
render the regiment went to Knoxville and took a ]ir()un'nent ])art 
in the siege. Tn cam]) at lUain's Cross Roads the regiment 
veteranized, "is;] re-enlisting. The regiment reached Detroit on 
a 'M da\s' furlough on januarv 2."). 18(;4. 

( )n the Ith of ]\Ia\- the regiment, a ])art of the 1st Brigade. 
."Ird Division, '.ith L"orps. started on the Wilderness Camjjaign 
and were engaged in the ]»rincii:)al battles of the cami)aign. the 
siege of Petersburg, and were one of the hrst L^nion regiments 
to march into that citv. Thev took part in the Grand Review 
at Washington and under Colonel Ralph VA\ arrived in l^etroit 
August -"ird, ISC)."., where the regiment was disbanded. 

Total enrollment L^ 1 ■"» 

Killed in action 134 

Died ot \\(junds 8T 

Died in Confederate jirisons 1 

Died of disease LSI 

Disch.arged for disabilitv (wounds and disease) . . 21 S 

Twelfth Infantry 

The regiment was organized at Xiles and was mustered into 
the I'nited States service [March •"), LS(i2, with an enrollment of 
L()()() ot^cers and men. 



100 Michigan at Vicksburg 



FIELD AND STAFF 

Colonel, Francis Quinn, Niles. 

Lieutenant Colonel, William H. Graves, x-\drian. 

]\Iajor, George Kinniiel, Niles. 

Surgeon, George L. Brunschweiler, Eagle Harbor. 

Assistant Surgeon. Robert C. Kedzic, Lansing. 

Adjutant, Charles L. Bissell, Chicago, 111. 

Quartermaster, Fitz H. Stevens, Niles. 

Chajilain. Andrew J. Eldred, Niles. 

COMPANY OFFICERS 

Captains — A, Joseph Harper, Cassopolis ; B, Thomas Wal- 
lace. St. Joseph ; C, John ]\L Albert, Buchanan ; D, Phineas 
Graves. Albion; E. Henry Gephart. Niles; F, Russell !M. Wes- 
ton. Niles; G. Isaac M. Cravath. Lansing; H. Gilbert D. John- 
son, Lawton ; I. Darius Brown. Berrien ; K. William H. S. 
Banks, Porter. 

First Lieutenants — A. Charles A. Van Riper, Cassopolis ; 
B, Lewis W. Pearl, Benton ; C. William F. Molsberry, Buchanan ; 
D, Joseph AlcCloy. Jackson ; E. Thomas C. Bradley, Three Oaks ; 
F, David Reed, Jackson; G, George H. Gassimere. Lansing; H, 
Charles E. Harvev, ^Marshall ; I, John Graham, Berrien; K, An- 
drew P. Collins, Niles. 

Second Lieutenants — A, David !M. ^IcLelland. Dowagiac ; 
B, Robert B. King. St. Joseph ; C. Benjamin E. Binns. Buchan- 
an ; D. George H. Graves, Albion; E. Byron B. Rockwell, Niles; 
F, Samuel E. Graves, Adrian ; G. Alexander G. Davis, Dear- 
born ; H, Jonathan L. Chase, Lawton; I. Charles E. Howe. Ber- 
rien ; K. David D. Flanigan. Niles. 

The regiment left the state March 18th and proceeded direct 
to Pittsburg Landing where it was assigned to Peabody's Bri- 
gade. General Prentiss' Division, Army of the Tennessee. The 
regiment, with no actual tield experience, was pushed to the 
front where no means of defense had been taken to guard against 
a surprise by the enemy. Lieut. Col. Graves obtained authority 



Michif/aii at I'ickshiirg 101 

to send two companies of the regiment as an advanced picket. 
Two companies of the 'l^Ah. Missouri were also sent; all under 
the command of Major Powell. These companies were at- 
tacked at da\lii;ht and driven back to camp l)ut their stubborn 
resistance gave timely notice of the approach of the enemy and 
saved a ])ortion of the division, which was tinally overpowered 
and a large number surrendered. On the arrival of Buell's 
army the battle was resumed and the rebels driven from the 
held ; the regiment lost 'l'l^\ men in killed, wounded and missing. 

During the remainder of the year the regiment occupied 
various stations in Mississippi and from November, 18(i2, to 
May, 18()."). guarded the ^Mississippi Central Railroad, with head- 
quarters at ]\liddleburg, Tenn. In December a detachment of 
the regiment was besieged in a block house by 3,000 rebels under 
\'an Dorn. Colonel Graves refused to surrender and after an 
engagement of two and one-half hours succeeded in driving oil 
the besiegers. The command was comi)limented by General 
Grant in General Orders for brilliant work. 

The regiment was ordered to X'icksburg in June. 18()3. 
where it took ])ost at Haynes' l.lutt and remained until the fall 
of Vicksburg. In July the regiment was a part of the force 
under General Steele in the investment of Little Rock, Ark. 
Here the regiment veteranized, '-V-W re-enlisting, and in Januarv, 
1864, returned to Michigan on veteran furlough. At the ex- 
piration of the furlough the regiment returned to Little Rock 
and was engaged in frec|uent skirmishes and jMcket and guard 
dut}- until October when it was sej^arated into detachments occu- 
pying posts wherever needed until January, lS(i(i, when the de- 
tachments assembled at Camden and were mustered out Feb- 
ruary 1-"), lS(i(i. They started at once for ^Michigan and were 
paid off and dislmnded at Jackson on the (ith of ]\ larch. 

Total enrollment 2,3.")T 

Killed in action 29 

Died of wounds 2G 



102 Michigan at Vicksburg 

Died in Confederate prisons 17 

Died of disease 31(3 

Discharged for disability (wounds and disease) . . 221 

Fifteenth Infantry 

This regiment was recruited at Alonroe under the direction 
of Colonel John M. Oliver and was mustered into the United 
States service on the 20th of March, 1802, with 869 names on 
its rolls. 

FIELD AND STAFF 

Colonel, John M. Oliver, ]\Ionroe. 
Lieutenant Colonel, John McDerniott, Detroit. 
Major, Stephen Walsh, Saginaw. 
Surgeon. Levi M. Garner, Holly. 

Assistant Surgeon. Horace P. Woodward, Blissfield. 
Adjutant, James G. ]McBride, Monroe. 
Quartermaster, ]\Iichael Twoomey. Monroe. 
Chaplain, Thomas AL Brady, Detroit. 

CO^MPANV OFFICERS 

Ca])tains — A. John H. Waterman, l>urr Oak; B, Richard 
Loranger, Detroit ; C. R. F. Farrell, Detroit ; D, Henry A. Peel. 
Detroit; E. Austin E. Jaquith, Trenton; F, Thomas ^L Brady, 
Detroit ; G, James J. Cicotte, Detroit ; H, George ^^1. Boardman, 
Petershurg; 1. George A. Strong. Monroe; K, George \\\ Bowse- 
ley, Monroe. 

First Lieutenants — A, \\'illiam J. St. Clair, St. Clair; B, 
Moses A. La Pointe, ]\lonroe ; C, John Considine, Detroit; D, 
Erastus A. Pratt, Howell; E, Augustus H. Phelps, Monroe; F, 
Malvin W. Dresser, Lyons; G, Stephen ^^L Richards, St. Clair; 
H, Samuel P. Clark, Monroe ; I, Henry F. Wallace, Corunna ; 
K, George R. S. Baker, Blissfield. 

Second Lieutenants — A. Jonathan Snook. Burr Oak ; B, 
James G. McBride, Monroe ; C, John Stewart, Detroit ; D, An- 
drew ]. Bishop. Howell; E, ^lalcolm Swayze, Port Huron; F, 



MicJi'ujau al J'irksbiirg 103 



James F. Adams. Monroe; ( i. I-'rancis X. Solean, Monroe; H, 
Isaac X. Stout. Decrhcid ; 1. |olin Mdwards. Cornnna : 1\. diaries 
\^^ Barnabv. Monroe. 

Tlie re.^inient left Monroe March 'iUh and reached Pitts- 
bur.q' Landing- on the oth of A])ril and was engai;ed in the battle, 
losing two officers and ;!] men killed, one officer and (')'■) privates 
wounded, with ] nn'ssing. The regiment then in "ind ]]rigade. 
Cth Division (McArthur). formed the outpcjsts of the Union 
Armv at Corinth. ( )ctober ;!rd and ith. losing heavily in the 
battle. 

brom Xovember. ISli'i. to June •'•. ISC)."), the regiment was 
stationed at Wolf Creek and ( irand Junction, serving as garrison 
and provost guard. June •'•th the regiment was ordered to X'icks- 
burg with the 1 si Division of the Kith Corps, to which it was 
attached Januar\- 1st. Arriving at the mouth of the Vazoo June 
11th the regiment ])roceeded up the river and disembarked at 
Haynes' Bluff, being tem])orarily attached to the !)th Corps. It 
took ])art in the advance on Jackson on Jul\' (ith. ]»articipated 
in the movement of the '••th Corps until the lith. ( )n the 'j^h-d 
it marched back to the liig Black and was attached to the ".^nd 
Brigade. 1th Uivision. b")th Armv Corps. This C Orps having 
been ordered to reinforce the Army of the Cuml)erland, the regi- 
ment arrived at Mem])his ( )ctober Sth. The regiment moved to 
Bridgeport and then to .Scottsboro, wh-re it remained in camp 
during Januar\- and k'ebruary. LS(i4. Mere I8(i members re- 
enlisted and the regiment was ordered to Detroit where it ar- 
rived on the 'i'hid of March, and received a furlough of thirtv 
days; at the end of that time the regiment proceeded to Chatta- 
nooga to ])artici])ate in the "March to the .Sea." was engaged in 
many imj^ortant battles, including Resaca. Kennesaw. Atlanta. 
Jonesboro. I'^jrt XIcAllister. Columbia and the hnal battle of 
the campaign at Jientonville. 

Under command of Colonel Hutchinson the regiment march- 
ed via Richmond to Washington and marched in the (Irand 



104: Michigan at Plcksburg 

Review. The regiment was stationed at Little Rock, Ark., from 
July Tth to August 21st, when it took transports for Cairo and 
proceeded by rail to Detroit, where it arrived September 1st, 
was paid otT and discharged. 

Total enrollment 2.371 

Killed in action 51 

Died of wounds 24 

Died in Confederate prisons 4 

Died of disease 182 

Discharged for disability (wounds and disease) . . 286 

Seventeenth Infantry 

The regiment was organized at Detroit in 18G2 and started 
for Washington August 2Tth, 18()2. with an enrollment of 982 
officers and men. It was assigned to the 1st Brigade, 1st Divi- 
sion, 9th Army Corps, and formed a part of this Corps during 
its term of service. 

FIELD AND STAFF 

Colonel, William H. Withington, Jackson. 
Lieutenant Colonel, Constant Luce. ^lonroe. 
JMajor, George Collins. Lyons. 
Surgeon, Abram R. Calkins, Allegan. 
Assistant Surgeon, Jonathan Beviere, Grand Rapids. 
Second Assistant Surgeon, Albert Daniels, Richland. 
Adjutant. W^illiam V. Richards, Ann Arbor. 
Quartermaster, Charles Ford, Jackson. 

COMPANY OFFICERS 

Captains — A, Lorin L. Comstock, Adrian ; B, Isaac L. Clark- 
son, ^Manchester ; C, Henry B. Androus, Coldwater ; D, Julius 
C. Burrows, Kalamazoo ; E. Gabriel Campbell, Ypsilanti ; F, 
Frederick W. Swift, Detroit; G, John Goldsmith, Jr.. Jackson; 
H, Charles A. Edmonds. Quincy ; I, Alfred Brooks, Kalamazoo; 
K, William W. Thayer, Battle Creek. 

First Lieutenants — A, John S. Vreeland, Adrian; B, J. Cun- 



Micliicjaii at Vickshitrg 105 

ningham, Detroit; C. George H. Laird, Colon; I). William H. 
White, Wayland ; 1^ Thomas Matthews, Flint; I'', John Tyler, 
Detroit; G, Rowen Summers, Jackson; H, J. P. C. Church, Jack- 
son; I, Nelson D. Curtiss, Kalamazoo; K, James E. Thomas, 
Grass Lake. 

Second Lieutenants — A, Richard A. Watts, Adrian ; B, Ab- 
raham Horton, Summit ; C, William E. Duffield, Alonroe ; D, 
W' illiam S. Logan, Richland ; E, James T. Morgan, Muskegon ; 
F, William Winegar, Grass Lake ; Ci, Christian Rath, Jackson ; 
H, Benjamin V. Clark, Quincy ; I, George Galligan, Kalamazoo; 
K, Benjamin IC Baker, Jackson. 

September 14th the regiment secured the title of the "Stone- 
wall Regiment" when at South Mountain it charged through a 
storm of lead and drove the enemy from his stone defenses, 
losing 140 men in killed and wounded out of ")00. The regiment 
participated in the bloodv charges at Burnside's Bridge at An- 
tietam at a fearful loss in kille<l and wounded. The regiment 
was in Virginia and Maryland until March, lS(i;], when it occu- 
pied a number of ])laces in Kentucky until it was ordered to 
\'icksburg under command of Colonel Luce. I'he regiment went 
into cam]) near llaynes' l^)luft'. After the surrender at Vicks- 
burg the regiment participated in the advance on Jackson, arriv- 
ing there on the 10th of July after a series of skirmishes. 

The regiment returned to Kentucky and was engaged in the 
movements of the Army of the ( )hio in Sei)tember and October. 
They fought a severe engagement with Longstreet at Campbell 
Station and when the army retreated occupied I'ort Sanders in 
the siege of Knoxville under the command of Lieut. Col. Com- 
stock, who was wounded on the 25th of November, and Captain 
Swift took command of the regiment. 

On the 7th of November ihe regiment under command of 
Lieutenant Colonel Swift, who had been commissioned to rank 
from November "cJOth, moved in ])ursuit of the enemv occupving 
a number of ])ositions and enduring great hardships from the cold 



106 Michigan at Vicksburg 

weather, lack of supplies and clothing. (_)n the "^■^nd of March. 
18')4, the regiment ])roceeded to Annapolis where the !)th Corps 
joined the Armv of the Potomac. It crossed the Rapidan on 
the 6th day of May and engaged in the 15attle of the Wilderness. 
On the l",?th the regiment was surrounded hy the heavy lines of 
the enem\- and ])racticallv annihilated, hv the loss of 100 killed 
and wounded and the same numher taken ijrisoners, including 
Lieutenant Colonel Swift. ( )n the Kith of May the regiment was 
detailed as engineer troo])s and served as such during the re- 
mainder of the year. 

During the winter the regiment was on duty near the Ap- 
])omattox river doing duty as division engineers and provost 
guard. In the attack on l*\)rt Steadman. ^larch "<;."), ISC)."), the 
regiment under command of Major Mathews repelled the enemy, 
taking sixtv-hve prisoners, losing one man killed and two wound- 
ed. From this time the regiment was engaged in repairing and 
reconstructing work until Ai)ril :!, when the final assault was 
made on Petersliurg. The regiment on the ^ith moved to City 
Point and emharked for Alexandria. Jt took part in the Grand 
Review on May '^.'5 and on June ."!, under command of Colonel 
vSwift, I"ft for Detroit where it arrived on the i th and was paid 
off and discharged. 

Total enrollment 1.22T 

Killed in action 84 

Died of wounds 48 

Died in Confederate jn-isons "• 1 

Died of disease 84 

Discharged for disabilitv ( wounds and disease) . . '^4!) 

Twentieth Infantry 

The regiment was recruited in the Counties of Washtenaw, 
Jackson. Calhoun. Eaton and Ingham and rendezvoused at Jack- 
son. July and August. 18()"-^. It was mustered into the United 
States service August ll»th with 1,01 "3 officers and men. 



Michigan at Vickshnrg 107 



i'lKLl) A XI) STAFF 

C'uloiu-l, Adolphns W. Williams, Laiisint;-. 
Lieutenant Colon.-I. Ilnntini^ldn W. Smith, Adrian. 
IMajor, l-)\r(in M. Cutclicon, ^'])silanti. 
Surgeon, Simon S. h'rencli, Ikittle Creek. 
Assistant .Snrqx'on. William II. I'aine, I-^aton I\a])i(ls. 
Second .\ssistant Surgeon, ( )ramel L. Rider. Norvell. 
Cha])lain, J()se])li Jones, Charlotte. 
Adjutant, lliram S. Warner, Marshall. 
Quartermaster, James A. Dwight. Vpsilanti. 

COMPANY OFFICERS 

Captains — ,\, W. II. Smith, Lansing; I', IJyron M. Cutcheoii, 
Vpsilanti; C. ( ieorge I", liarnes, liattle Creek; I). Claudius B. 
Grant, .\nn .Vrhor; \\. [ohn .\nderson, I'arma; 1"", Silas P. War- 
ner, Grass Lake; (i, Luke I). \\'illis, Eaton Kajjids ; H. Wendell 
D. Wiltsie, .\nn .Vrhor ; 1. Charles C. Dodge. Marshall ; K, Elijah 
Haiumond, Chelsea. 

h^irst LieutenaiUs — A. Dennis L'. Calkins. Lansing; B. Charles 
T. Allen, Sharon; C, Josei)h M. Weeks, Battle Creek; D. Ros- 
well 1'. Car])enter, .\nn .Vrhor; \i, h'rancis Porter, Parma; E. 
Joshua P. Leeland, Xorlhlield ; ( i, John S. Montgomery, Eaton 
Ra])ids; H, E. P. Pitkin, .\nn .Vrlxjr; 1, (ieorge W. Bullis, Johns- 
town; K, Silas L. Sergerit, Chelsea. 

Second Lieutenants — A, ^^'illiam A. Dewey, Leslie; B. Au- 
gustus \'an Cle\e, ^'psilanti ; C. Charles J. Brown. Battle Creek; 
D. David \L. Ainsworth. Ann .\rhor; E, Albert P. Merrill, Par- 
ma; l*", Wesle\- L. Robinson, Waterloo; G. Peter Kautfman, 
Charlotte; II, Walter McCollum, Lodi ; I, Josiah T. Hammond, 
Tekonsha ; l\, Clarence L. Whedon. Chelsea. 

Idle regiment left for Washington. Se])tember 1st, and went 
into camp near Alexandria with orders to report to General 
Burnside. and was assigned to the 1st lirigade (?) 'hu\ (Wil- 
cox's) Di\-ision, Dth Armv Corps, was in reserve at the battle of 



108 Michigan at Vickshiirg 



Fredericksburg, having 1 1 men wounded. The regiment was at 
Newport News for one month when it proceeded with the corps 
to Kentucky. On the 0th of May the regiment under Lieutenant 
Colonel Smith was attacked by Morgan at Horse Shoe Bend, the 
enemy finally retiring with a loss of over 300. The regiment 
lost 2!) killed, wounded and missing. 

June ovd. 18()3, the regiment received orders to proceed with 
the Dth Corps to Vicksburg. The regiment was actively engaged 
before and after the surrender of Vicksburg. August ord the 
regiment proceeded to Kentucky and took part in the engage- 
ment at Blue Springs. In November when the enemy advanced 
on Knoxville, the regiment was actively engaged, in the retreat 
the 20th. 2nd and Uh Michigan were the rear guard. At Tur- 
key Creek the regiment held the enemy for two hours and lost 
33 killed and wounded, they took an active part in defending 
Knoxville and partici])ated actively in the East Tennessee Cam- 
paign during the winter of 18()3-J:. 

Alarch 21st, iSlil, the regiment started for the East, pro- 
ceeding to Annapolis, where the 0th Corps was reorganized and 
the regiment was placed in the 2nd Brigade, same Division and 
Corps as before. The regiment crossed the RajMdan on the 5th 
of May and was soon actively engaged, losing 1 killed, 5 wound- 
ed and 2 missing on the (ith, and on the 12th, under Lieutenant 
Colonel Barnes, at SpottS)ivania Court House, lost 30 killed, 82 
wounded and 31 missing. June 3rd the regiment met with severe 
losses at Bethesda Church. The regiment arrived in front of 
Petersburg and was activelv engaged during the siege. In the 
year 18()4, the regiment lost 11 officers killed, or died of wounds. 
10 wounded and 2 i)risoners. .■)2(i men were killed, wounded or 
cai)tured. a total loss of ■")48. During the winter the regiment 
under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Grant, occupied the 
trenches and were most of the time under fire. On the 3rd of 
April the regiment and the 1st Michigan Sharpshooters, charged 
into Petersburg and the 20th were ordered on provost dutv. On 



Michigan of Vickshurg 109 

ihc Sth the rc^inu'iit uikUt cuniniand of Ca])tain l^av. was re- 
lieved from (lutv and on the "iOth were ordered to City Point 
from wlienee the\- ])roceedcd to Washington and took part in the 
1 ir;ind Review. Ma\- ■^."Ird. under eDUiniand of Colonel Louns- 
bin-\-, left for Miehigan June 1st and were paid off and disband- 
ed at Jaekson June Hth. Lieutenant I'rancis Porter was the only 
one of the original offieers to he mustered out with the regiment. 

1 he regiment was commanded as follows: \\\ Ldl. Williams 
from muster to March 1!», ISC)."), on sick leave until discharged. 
Lieutenant Colonel Smith. March "ii, lS(i;l, to Xo\-emher KS. 1SG3, 
when It.* was killed in action. Major Cutcheon. March 1!) to 27. 
JSi;;). and Lieutenant Colonel Cittcheon from November Ki, 1S(;3. 
to ( )ctober 1'). LS()1, exce])t when al)seiit in hos])ital from wounds. 
Major r.arnes. March 21 to April 22. ISC.l, and Alay 10 to July 
IS. when he was mortall\- wounded. Major Crant. June IS to 
July L iSlil. and November 20 to December 111. ISC.l. Lieuten- 
ant Colonel Grant. December l'.>, ISOI, to ALirch 11. ISli."). Cap- 
tain \'an Cleve, October L). 1S(;4. to November 20, ISfU. Cap- 
tain Day ^Lirch 11 to Mav 20. 1S(i.'). Colonel Lounsburv from 
!May 20 to June 4. ISii."), when the regiment was disbanded. 

Total enrollment 1,L8;3 

Killed in action 72 

Died of wounds 42 

Died in Confederate prisons 21 

Died of disease SO 

Disch.arged for disabilit\' (wounds or diseases).. Hi!) 

Twenty-seventh Infantry 

This regiment was composed of coni])anies from the L^])pcr 
and Lower Peninsulas and its organization was partially coni- 
])leted at Y]:)silanti and eight companies were mustered into the 
L'nited .States service A])ril 10. ISli;!. Com])anies 1 and K joined 
th.e regiment in March. iSlil. 



110 Michigan at I'icksbitrg 

FIELD AND STAFF 

Colonel, Doriis 'SI. Fox. L\ons. 

Lieutenant Colonel. John II. Richardson, Tuscola. 

Major. W'illinni 1). Wright, h^a^le Harhor. 

Surgeon, Cyrus !**!. St(icl<\\ell. I'nrt Huron. 

Assistant Surgeon, Ilanii]t:)n \\. .Smith, Lexington. 

Second Assistant Surgeon. Jonathan E. Davis, Maconih. 

Adjutant, David F. h\)x. Detroit. 

Quartermaster, William P. Si)aulding, Sault Ste. ^larie. 

Chaplain, Sylvan S. Hunting, Detroit. 

CO M P A N V O I' !■- 1 C F. K S 

Captains — A, Daniel Plnmmer. ( )ntonagon ; B, Samuel 
Moody, Houghton; C, William IC Wright. Eagle Harhor: D, 
James Dafoe, Greenheld ; E. James Kernahan, Springfield ; F, 
Robert S. Raker. Port Huron ; ( i, Edward S. Leadb.ater. Detroit ; 
H. .Vlonzo L. liingham. East Saginaw; I. Ahner IC Wood. St. 
Johns; K, Edwin J. March. Hillsdale. 

First Lieutenants — A. Charles WaitL^ Rockland; B. James 
H. Slawson. Houghton; C. h^rederick Mvers. Floughton ; D. Har- 
yier S. Richardson. 'J iiscola ; E. Paul (lies, Detroit; V, Daniel S. 
Tom])kins, Port Huron; G, ( )scar V. I""ox, Lvons ; H, John Ouig- 
lev. Detroit; I, Porter K. Perrin. St. Johns; K, Oscar Hancock, 
Hillsdale. 

Second Lieutenants — A, l^aniel G. Cash, ( )ntonagon ; B, 
Nelson Truckew ?\Iar(piette ; C, Chester W. Houghton, Hough- 
ton ; D, Ambrose \). Thomas. V'evav ; E. Alfred H. I'olio, Free- 
dom ; 1^, Warren A. Norton. Detroit; (j. Edward Couse, Detroit; 
H, Lyster M (^'Brien, Detroit ; 1. John O. Patterson. Ovid ; K, 
John Armour, Detroit. 

The regiment in command of Colonel Fox started for Ken- 
tuckv on A])ril Pith, with an enrollment of S(i.") officers and men. 
It was statione(l at various points in Kentuckv an.d in June was 
assigned to the ;!rd l^)rigade, 1st Division, !)th Corps, and sent 
to Genera! ( irant at V^icksburg. It was engaged in the siege 



Michigan at Vicksbnrg 1 1 1 

from hinc ■.'"iiid lo Jul\ 111), wlicn it moved with tlic (•(ir])s in 
the ;i(l\";incc' on Jackson. 

( )n tlu' 1 si of Xov.'mbcr. ISC.:!, the regiment in command of 
Major \\ illiams was altaclu-(l to the ".'nd l'.rii;adc and cncamiicd 
at I.cnoir Station, l''ast d Cnncsst'c. In (lie retreat to Kno.wille 
tile •:!;tli ])ai't icipat .'d in a sex'ere (.■n^a^cment at (amphell's Sta- 
tion, lo'-ini; 't\ in l^illed, wonnded and missini;;". At I'lni Sannders 
the regiment had 1 kil!e<l and 111 missin:^'. Attei" the sie^'c of 
Knowille the i^e^iment ;in-aiii|ie(l at I'.lain's ( foss Roads nntil 
lanuar\ Hi, l.sCil. d he regiment ])i"oceeded to Annapolis, whei-e 
it arrixfd April -^th. and on the ".".Mh |omcd tlie Aiaiix ot th ■ 
Potomac at \\ ai'renlon, and on the (1th ot Ma\ pai"tici])ated in 
the \\'ildei"ness, losing sll in killed and wonnded. At Si);)lts\l- 
vania C Onrt I lou^e the regiment lo>l 't\ Ivilled, I IS wounded and 
^^l missins^'. I )nrin;4" the ii'onth ot .Ma\' the regiment lost a total 
ot ''JV.\. .\{ I'.etlu'sda (.'hurch. ( ai)tain ( harlcs W aite in com- 
mand, the re<;iment lost ^<) killed and wonnd/d. llie i-e^inieut 
then ad\anced to I 'etershur^' ,and lost he,a\'il\- in the charges of the 
Kth and Isth. 'i he "jlth led llie I'.ri^ade at tic mine e\]ilosion 
an<l lo>t hea\il\. llie re;^iment was actucK' en^as^cd on the 
\\ Cldon Railroad. I)uriii^" the month of .\o\cml)er llr.' regiment, 
under the comman<l ot Lieutenant C olonel W'aite, was en<4'a.<4'e(l 
in i)icket dut\ until \])ril 1st, when it returned to 1 ';-tersl)uri;" and 
was anioiiL; the hr^t to enter that cit\. April Isth the regiment 
was ordered to W asliiiiL;tou, took ]i;irt in the ( iraiid Rexdew and 
was paid oft and dishandefl ;ii l)/troit |ul\- 't'i . iSii."). 

Total enrollment l,Si)T 

K illed 111 action 1 .'1 I 

I )ii'd ot wdunds T7 

1 )ied in ( on fe<lerate ])risous M) 

Died of disease I (Ci 

Dischary-cd for disahilit\- ( wounds and disease). . isl 

Wounded in action — Ofhcers 't'i. men .") 11 .V'jS 

Missiii!>- in action — ( )nicers I, men l":!'i I •'!() 



112 Michigan at Vicksburg 

Battery G, First Michigan Light Artillery 

lliis battery was organized at Coklwater and mustered into 
the United States service January 1^. 1S()'3, with the following 
officers : 

Captain. Charles H. Lanphere, Coklwater. 
Senior First Lieutenant, Edwin (). Lanphere, Coklwater. 
Junior First Lieutenant, Alvin T. Lanphere, Coklwater. 
Senior Second Lieutenant, James H. Rurdick, Coldwater. 
Junior Second Lieutenant, Ivob-rt ^l. Wilder, Coldwater. 

Idle battery left the state February 12, 18()2, arriving at 
Louisville on the 14th; was stationed at Cumberland Ford until 
June 11th, when it marched to Cumberland Gap, having engaged 
the enemv at Tazewell and Caney Bottom, Ky. Capt. Foster, 
Chief of Artillery, 7th Division, makes the following mention: 
"I cannot close my report without bringing to your favorable 
notice as officers of special merit * * * and Captain Lanphere 
of the (th ^Michigan Batterv, without whose valuable services but 
little of this arduous march of artillerv could have been ac- 
complished." 

In November the battery started for Cincinnati and re-em- 
barked for ]\[em])his and proceeded to the Yazoo River. The 
battery had a severe engagement with the enemy at Chickasaw 
BluiTs. December 28 and 20, with a loss of 10 wounded. General 
De Courcv ex])ressed his satisfaction by saying "that is the first 
time I ever saw artillery charge infantry." In January. 1863, 
the battery moved to Arkansas Post and from there to Vicks- 
burg. April ."SOth the battery embarked on transports, running 
the batteries of Grand Gulph and landing at Ih-uinsburg, took 
up the line of march for Port Gibson. May 1st drove the enemy 
from their intrcnchments at Port Gibson. General McClernand 
in his report made special mention of T^an])here's Battery. 
Reached Black River May 1 Uh and on ihv IDth the battery was 
over the river and on the road to X'icksburg. The batterv moved 



Michigan at Vickshurg 113 

11]) within (iOO \ar(ls of tlie intrenchmciits near the \'icksl)iirg 
and Jackson Raih-oad. From this time on nntil Jnlv 1th the 
batterv was constantly engaged under hre, shelHng the enemy's 
works and the city daily. U])on the surrender of Vickshurg the 
hattfry took i)art in the adyance on Jackson and drove the enemy 
from their works. The battery emliarked for New Orleans No- 
vember l^Uh and arrived at Aranzas Pass the '^Oth : marched to 
Matagorda Island and thence to Tndianola, where it remained un- 
til ]\rarch l.')th when the battery went into Camp Heron. 

The summer was spent in cam]) with t'leld drill and an occa- 
sional scout December <th the center section was ordered to 
Pascagoula, ]\liss., where they were called out to meet an attack 
of cavalry and infanti;\- which they re])elled. and rejoined the bat- 
tery Januar\- 10, ISCi."). The winter was ]:)assed in ])icket and 
drill until .\])ril Kith, when it was ordered to take ])art in the 
o])erations around S])anish Fort. Rlakeslie and the siege and ca])- 
ture of Mol)ile, and the batterv was then ordered to garrison the 
water defenses of Mol)ile. 

The batter\- remained there until July li'th when, under 
command of Ca])tain Fewis. the\' ])roceeded u]) the ]\Iississipi)i. 
arriving at Jackson. Mich.. August '^nd, and were mustered out 
August (i. ISC)."), after a service of three vears, six months and 
nineteen days, having never lost a gun or struck its colors. 

Total enrollment .'11 S 

Killed in action 3 

Died ot wounds 2 

Died in Confederate ]:)rison 1 

Died (jf disease — 1 officer and 10 men 41 

Discharged for disability (wounds and disease). . -lo 

Battery H, First Michigan Light Artillery 

The batterv' was organized at Monroe and was niustvred 
into the Cnited States service March (i. l.S(i3, with the following 
officers : 



114 Michigan at Vicksbiirg 

Captain, Samuel DeGolyer. Hudson. 
First Lieutenant, Augustus Spencer, Port Huron. 
I^^irst Lieutenant, Wilson H. Whisson, Detroit. 
Second Lieutenant, Theodorus W. Lockwood, Pontiac. 
Second Lieutenant, Stephen P. Saverv. 

The battery left Moin'oe Aiarch L! and reported to General 
Hallock at St. Louis, thence to New Madrid, and served during 
the siege of Island No. 10. During ]:)art of October was on duty 
at Columbus, Ky. The l)atterv was engaged in various move- 
ments in Tennessee and Mississi])i)i during November and De- 
cember, lS(i-^, and January, ISC).'!. During March and April it 
was stationed at Lake Providence and other ]:)oints on the Mis- 
sissi])])i near Vicksburg, trd<ing an active ])art in the cam])aign 
])receding the siege of \'icksl)urg. 

The battery encountered the rebels at ldiom])S()n's Hill, Rav- 
mond and in the hght at Champion Hill and ])articipated actively 
in the siege of Vicksburg, where Captain DeGolver was severelv 
wounded and died on August 8. The battery, under command 
of Lieutenant Elliott, later met the enemy at l')rownsville and 
Clinton. 1diirty-six members re-enlisted in Januarx' and were 
given a fiu'lough to Michigan. 

In A])ril, isdl, the battery under the command of C'a])tain 
Elliott moved to Cairo and entered upon the Atlanta campaign, 
and u]) to September 1st had been engaged at Big Shantv, Kene- 
saw Mountain and the siege of Atlanta and later at Jonesboro 
and Lovejov's Station. 

In Se])tember the battery was at Atlanta; on the 81st of 
October at Chattanooga, where it remained until November loth. 
when it left for Nashville where it was on duty until Februar\-, 
IS!)."), when it returned to Chattanooga where it remained until 
ordered to Michigan. Arrived at Jackson July 1th and was mus- 
tered out July 22nd. 

Total enrollment 33() 

Killed in action 2 

Died of wounds 1 

Died of disease 30 

Discharged for disabilitv (wounds and disease) . . G3 



Alicliiyaii a I I'icksbiirg 



House of Rejircsentatives, Ai)ril 11, IDK. 

Senate concurrent resolution No. 21. 

Whereas. The duties devolving- u|)on the Michigan V'icks- 
hur^- Monument Commission created l)v Act "i 10 of the I'uhhc 
Acts of \'.n):\, and as furtlier set forth in Act 2;>'.i of llic I'ul)lic 
Acts of r.M):,. Act -JSS of the I'uhhc Acts of I no;, and Act 2.')2 
of the l'ul)h'c Acts of llMTi, ha\e heen conipli'ted and there re- 
mains in the State treasury to the crecht of the said Commission 
the sum of SsiiO. .")(;, imexpendt'd ; and 

Whereas. It Ikis been customar\- in like cases to authorize 
the {preparation and distrihution of suitable memorials contain- 
ing historical facts, cuts and other data; now, therefore, be it 

kt'sohed b\- the Senati- (the House ot l\e])resentatives con- 
curring). That the State Librarian be authorizecl and directed 
to i)re])are a hi>tor\- ot the work ot the said L Ommission and have 
the same bound in book form in such a maimer as will provide 
one memorial volume for each survivor ot the Michigan organ- 
izations partici]iating in the IkUtle ot X'icksburg. and such further 
number as will su]ipl\- the ]>ublic libraries of the State so far as 
the funds will ])ermit ; and be it further 

Resolved, That the sums of money necessar\- for the pre])ar- 
ation and distribution of such memorial books be ])ai(l out of 
the balance remaining to the credit of the said X'icksburg Monu- 
ment bTuid, l)y the State Treasurer ujxju warrants of the Auditor 
General ap])roved by the State Librarian. 

And to inform the Senate that in the ado])tion of the con- 
current resolution the House of Re]:)resentatives has concurrefl. 

Very respectfullv. 

Charlks S. Piekcr, 
Clerk of the House of Representatives. 



116 Michigan at Vickshitrg 



After preparing the above history and the tirst proof-sheets 
were in his hands for correction, our Secretary, Capt. Charles 
G. Hampton, died. The Connnission was particularly fortunate 
in its Secretaries, George H. Hopkins. J. T. Hammond. Charles 
C. Hopkins and Capt. Hampton. The success of the Commission 
is due in large degree to the untiring and etTective labor of these 
men. Each was as faithful to his duty without compensation 
as though he had worked for large pecuniary reward. We. the 
surviving members of the Commission, deem it fitting to here 
record our appreciation of their patriotic and unselfish devotion 
to their state and country. 

MlCIIIGAN-VlCKSBURG ^llLITAlO' PaRK COMMISSION, 

C. B. Grant, Chairman. 
E. E. Lewis, 
John ]\I. Donaldson. 
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